PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY vs Missouri Southern (16-11, 13-8 MIAA) Feb. 27, 2016 • Joplin, Mo. • Leggett & Platt Athletic Center • 3 p.m. 2015-16 Gorillas Schedule The Pittsburg State University men’s basketball team will hit the road for the final All Times – Central game of the regular season Saturday (Feb. 27) when the Gorillas make the trek to Joplin, Mo., to face MIAA rival Missouri Southern State University. NOVEMBER Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. (CST) at MSSU’s Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. 4 at Kansas (exhibition) L, 66-89 13-14 at MIAA/NSIC Challenge (Joplin, Mo.) THE RECORDS 13 vs. Minnesota State W, 62-59 Pitt State is 16-11 overall, 11-10 in MIAA play and tied with Lindenwood University for 14 vs. St. Cloud State W, 85-69 fifth place in the conference standings. The Gorillas enter Saturday’s action on a four-game 17 at Newman L, 89-98 winning streak. Pitt State picked up road wins against the University of Central Missouri 19 WILLIAM JEWELL W, 100-97 (74-72) and Southwest Baptist University (85-72) last week. Missouri Southern is 16-11 overall, 13-8 in MIAA play and tied with Fort Hays State 27 at Regis (Colo.) W, 80-62 University and the University of Nebraska-Kearney for second place in the conference 28 at Metro State (Colo.) W, 72-61 standings. The Lions have won two straight games over SBU (80-70) and UCM (78-71) last week. DECEMBER 2 NORTHEASTERN STATE * W, 106-99 HEAD COACH KEVIN MUFF 5 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA * W, 74-71 Pittsburg State’s Kevin Muff is in his sixth season leading the Gorillas. Muff (Kansas 10 at Missouri Western * L, 66-69 State, ’86) became the Gorillas’ 14th all-time head coach on Apr. 5, 2010, after spending 12 at Northwest Missouri * L, 48-73 12 seasons at Cloud County Community College, where he helped the Thunderbirds to an 16 WASHBURN * L, 63-76 average of 21 wins in each of the last five seasons. [for complete biography, see page 3] 19 EMPORIA STATE * L, 66-70 He has a 92-78 (.541) record in his tenure with the Gorillas. Muff was named the 2015 MIAA Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Gorillas to a 16-11 regular season record and a tie for third-place in the MIAA standings. Pitt State was JANUARY picked to finish 10th in the 14-team league in the MIAA Preseason Coaches Poll after posting 2 at Fort Hays State * L, 78-89 an 8-18 (4-15 MIAA) mark the previous season. 4 at Nebraska-Kearney * L, 75-91 He then guided the Gorillas to a perfect 4-0 record in the MIAA Postseason Tournament, 7 CENTRAL MISSOURI * W, 80-69 helping the Gorillas become the first No. 5 seed to claim the championship. Pitt State earned 9 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST * L, 71-83 an automatic bid to the NCAA Division II National Tournament and finished the 2014-15 16 MISSOURI SOUTHERN * W, 89-80 campaign with a 20-12 overall record. 21 at Lindenwood * W, 70-66 Saturday’s action will be Muff’s 11th match-up against MSSU. He has a 5-5 record 23 at Lincoln * L, 63-68 against the Lions. 27 MISSOURI WESTERN * W, 95-73 30 NORTHWEST MISSOURI * L, 74-81 SERIES HISTORY Pitt State and MSSU will meet for the 97th time Saturday in a series that dates all the FEBRUARY way back to the 1969 season – MSSU’s first year as a four-year college. 3 at Washburn * W, 82-71 The Lions hold a slight 50-46 edge in the series, including a 33-14 advantage in games 6 at Emporia State * L, 66-78 played at Joplin. MSSU has an 11-2 record in the last 13 meetings on its home floor against 11 FORT HAYS STATE * W, 101-92 Pitt State, including three straight wins. 13 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY * W, 77-61 The Gorillas defeated the Lions, 89-80, in Pittsburg on Jan. 16. 17 at Central Missouri * W, 74-72 Pitt State used a 14-2 run to overcome an early 7-2 deficit against MSSU and flip 20 at Southwest Baptist * W, 85-72 the scoreboard in the Gorillas favor. The Gorillas would build a 14-point first-half lead en route to the win. 27 at Missouri Southern * 3 p.m. Trey Starks paced five Pitt State players in double figures with a team-leading 19 points. Dakota Jones added 16 points, while Josiah Gustafson finished with 14 points MARCH and seven rebounds. 1-6 MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (Kansas City, Mo.) TBA Taevaunn Prince had a game-high 32 points thanks in large part to an 18 of 19 shooting day from the free throw line.

GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 1 GORILLAS ON THE ROAD Jones would rank fifth in the league in 3-point field goal percentage but does not Pitt State has compiled a 436-704 (.382) record in 1,140 all-time road games. meet the 2.0 per game minimum of makes to qualify for a ranking. The Gorillas have posted a 23-48 (.324) road record in six seasons under Coach Additionally, three Pitt State players are averaging between 6.0 and 7.6 points on the Muff, including a 6-7 mark this season; and Pitt State is110-200 (.355) in 310 year: sophomore guard Jaxon Holden (7.9 ppg), senior guard Javis Flynn (7.6 ppg) road games since joining the MIAA and the NCAA Division II ranks starting in the and senior forward Denton Hays (6.2 ppg). 1990 season. Holden (6-1, 185) scored 19 points in his Pitt State debut on Nov. 13 vs. Minnesota State. The Flower Mound, Texas native is averaging 7.4 points on the season. He suffered SCOUTING THE GORILLAS a concussion five minutes into the Newman game on Nov. 17. He missed five games, before returning to the lineup in a reserve role vs. Missouri Western on Dec. 10. The Gorillas have three players averaging in double figures on the season: junior guard Holden came to Pitt State after one season at Stephen F. Austin University where Josiah Gustafson (16.0 ppg), senior guard Trey Starks (15.9 ppg) and sophomore he played in 17 games for the Lumberjacks as a freshman in 2014-15 and helped SFA guard Dakota Jones (11.8 ppg). to a 29-5 record and a trip to the NCAA Tournament. Gustafson (6-6, 180) is averaging a team-leading 16.0 points per game The Omaha, Flynn is averaging 7.6 points, 4.8 assists as well as 2.0 steals per game. The Watonga, Neb., native has coverted 143 of 284 shots (.504) from the field, 53 of 112 3-point field Okla., native scored a career-high 19 points in the Gorillas’ win vs. William Jewell (Nov. goals (.473) and 92 of 104 free throws (.885) in 31.4 minutes of action per game. He also 19) and matched that total against Fort Hays State (Jan. 2). He dished out 10 helpers is averaging a team-leading 5.2 rebounds as well as 1.7 assists per game. in the win vs. St. Cloud State (Nov. 14); and he currently ranks leads the the MIAA in Gustafson ranks 10th in the MIAA in scoring. He ranks second the MIAA in free throw assists and ranks second in the league in steals. percentage and third in the league in 3-point field goal percentage. Flynn led the MIAA in assists and steals last season. He also converted 17 of 45 Gustafson made 38 consecutive free throws between Nov. 14 and Jan. 2. 3-point field goal attempts (.378) on the year. He scored a career-high 34 points in the Gorillas 100-97 victory over William Jewell His 76 steals and his 160 assists both ranked as the second highest single season on Nov. 19. He was named the MIAA Player of the Week on Nov. 30, after averaging 21.0 totals in school history. Flynn set the Pitt State single game assist record with 12 helpers points and 6.0 rebounds per game in a pair of victories at Denver, Colo., against Regis vs. Emporia State on Jan. 14. He twice made a season-high seven steals, including vs. and Metro State. Minnesota State-Moorhead in the NCAA Division II National Tournament. Gustafson started all 32 games as a sophomore in 2014-15 in the Pitt State program, Hays (6-7, 225) is averaging 6.2 points and 3.8 rebounds per game in 18.0 minutes averaging 15.5 points per game. He ranked eighth in the MIAA in scoring and fifth in of action. The Tulsa, Okla., native posted his first career double-double with a career- the league in free throw percentage (.838, 124-148). high 21 points and 12 rebounds in Pitt State’s victory over Missouri Western on Jan. 27. For his career, Gustafson has scored 1,137 points in 85 games, averaging 13.4 points As a team, the Gorillas are averaging 77.4 points per game and shooting 49.0 per game. He became the 22nd player in program history to eclipse 1,000 career points percent from the field (696-of-1420). Pitt State also is shooting 40.2 percent from Saturday (Jan. 23) against Lincoln. 3-point range (189-of-470) and 77.0 percent from the free throw line (510-of-662). He currently ranks 10th on Pitt State’s all-time scoring chart. Gustafson needs 81 The Gorillas are +1.2 in the rebounding margin department. more points to pass Bruce Palmer (1953-56) for ninth place on the list. Defensively, Pitt State is allowing 75.9 points per game while its opponents are Starks (6-0, 190) is averaging 15.9 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game shooting 48.1 percent from the field (712-of-1481), 40.8 percent from 3-point range on the year. The Springfield, Mo., native is shooting 48.5 percent from the field (131- (204-of-500) and 74.0 percent from the free throw line (422-of-570). of-270) and he’s made 118 of 144 free throw attempts (.819) on the season. Pitt State ranks third in the MIAA in field goal percentage, but the squad is 13th He currently ranks 11th in the MIAA in scoring and 11th in the conference in free in the league in field goal percentage defense. The Gorillas are fourth in the league in throw percentage. 3-point field goal percentage. Starks earned MIAA Player of the Week honors Monday (Feb. 15) after scoring a career-high 28 points in the Gorillas’ win over Fort Hays State then matching it with 28 points in Pitt State’s win over Nebraska-Kearney last Saturday. PITT STATE PROBABLE STARTERS

Starks averaged 12.3 points in Pitt State’s final 12 games in 2014-15, after taking F 4 Josiah Gustafson, 6-6, 190, Jr., Omaha, Neb. the court for the first time with the Gorillas on Feb. 7. F 22 Denton Hays, 6-7, 225, Sr., Tulsa, Okla. He scored a season-high 24 points in the finals of the MIAA Tournament against G 3 Javis Flynn, 5-10, 170, Sr., Watonga, Okla. Missouri Southern (Mar. 8) to help the Gorillas claim the tournament title. Starks was G 11 Trey Starks, 6-0, 190, Sr., Springfield, Mo. named the MIAA Tournament Most Valuable Player, averaging 15.3 points per game G 32 Dakota Jones, 5-11, 175, So., Warrensburg, Mo. in Pitt State’s four victories. Jones is averaging 11.8 points and 2.0 assists per game. The Warrensburg, Mo., native is shooting 46.0 percent from the field (104-of-226), including 45.3 percent from 3-point range (43-of-95). He’s also converted 67 of 77 free throws (.870) on the season. Jones tallied a career-high 23 points vs. Northeastern State on Dec. 2. He also scored 23 points and converted five of seven 3-point field goals against Missouri Western on Dec. 10. Jones matched the 23-point scoring output for a third time on the season the last time out against Southwest Baptist (Feb. 20).

2 GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 Kevin Muff, Head Coach Kevin Muff is in his sixth year as head basketball coach at Pittsburg State University after being hired to the position on April 5, 2010. Muff has compiled an 92-78 (.541) record in six seasons at Pitt State. He led the Gorillas to an 18-10 record – the squad’s highest win total since the 2006- 07 campaign – and an appearance in the second round of the MIAA Postseason Tournament in 2013. Muff guided the Gorillas to a 17-14 record and a berth in the finals of the MIAA Postseason Tournament in 2012. He was named the 2015 MIAA Co-Coach of the Year after leading the Gorillas to a 16-11 regular season mark and a third-place tie in the MIAA standings. Muff led Pitt State to the program’s first MIAA Tournament Championship with a 91-65 victory over Missouri Southern on Mar. 8, 2015 and the program’s 11th all-time 20-win season. Muff, 51, a former assistant coach at Pitt State from 1990-93, returned to campus after serving for 12 seasons as head coach at Cloud County Community College in Concordia, Kan., where he averaged 21 wins per season over his last five years at the school. Prior to his assignment at Cloud County, Muff coached five seasons at Wamego High School, leading the school to a Kansas Class 4A state runner-up finish in 1998. He was named the Flint Hills Area Coach of the Year during the 1997-98 season. He served as the top assistant at Pittsburg State from 1991 to 1993 under former head coach Dennis Hill, after serving as a graduate assistant for the Gorillas in 1990. Muff helped the Gorillas post a 21-8 record during the 1991-92 campaign – the school’s first 20-win season in two decades. That Pitt State squad rose to a top 10 national ranking and the Gorillas upset No. 1 ranked Washburn, 72-71, before a school record crowd of 5,000 fans at John Lance Arena on Jan. 18, 1992. Pitt State narrowly missed the NCAA Division II National Tournament that year – at the time only four teams in each region qualified for the postseason and the Gorillas finished the season ranked fifth in the South Central Region. Prior to joining the Pitt State staff, Muff served as an assistant basketball coach at Atwood High School from 1987-90. He served as a student assistant coach at Kansas State University under former Wildcats head coach Lon Kruger during the 1986-87 season. Muff, a member of the Kansas Basketball Coaches Association, served as the president of the Kansas Jayhawk Conference Basketball Coaches Association from 2004-2009. He was extremely active in the community of Concordia, Kan., serving as a volunteer coach for Concordia Youth Basketball and a volunteer for “Big Brothers/Big Sisters” of Cloud County. Muff also served as a lector at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Muff, a Salina, Kan., native, was a two-year basketball letterman at Kansas State during the 1984-85 and 1985-86 seasons. He transferred to K-State after playing two seasons at Cloud County Community College, where he was a first-team NJCAA All-Region VI selection as a sophomore in 1983-84. Muff was both a McDonalds and Converse High School All-America selection as a senior during the 1981-82 season at Salina Central High School. Muff earned a bachelor’s of science degree in education (BSed) in social science from Kansas State University in 1986 and a master’s of science degree (MS) in physical education from Pittsburg State University in 1991. He is married to the former Kim Kidd. Kevin and Kim have three daughters: Alex (23), Skyler (21) and Taylor (15). Assistant Coaches Ryan Stock Preston Ingram (Southwest Baptist, 2003) (Evangel, 2004) Sixth Season on the Pitt State Staff Third Season on the Pitt State Staff

2014-15 Pitt State Numerical Roster

NO NAME POS HT WT CL EXP HOMETOWN / PREVIOUS SCHOOL 3 Javis Flynn (JAY-vis) G 5-10 170 Sr. 1L Watonga, Okla. / Pratt Community College 4 Josiah Gustafson G 6-6 190 Jr. 2L Omaha, Neb. / Millard North High School 5 Chris Owens G 6-4 180 Fr. HS Springdale, Ark. / Springdale High School 10 Adrian Fernandez G 6-4 175 So. 1L Majadahonda, Spain / Club Baloncesto Majadahonda 11 Trey Starks G 6-0 190 Sr. 1L Springfield, Mo. / Seward County Community College 15 Lucas Wilson F 6-5 185 Fr. RS Paola, Kan. / Paola High School 21 Jaxon Holden G 6-1 185 So. TR Flower Mound, Texas / Stephen F. Austin University 22 Denton Hays F 6-7 225 Sr. 3L Tulsa, Okla. / Jenks High School 23 Creighton Brinker F 6-8 220 Jr. TR Seneca, Kan. / Cloud County Community College 24 Trevor Gregory F 6-7 235 Jr. 2L Lee’s Summit, Mo. / Lee’s Summit West High School 32 Dakota Jones G 5-11 175 So. 1L Warrensburg, Mo. / Warrensburg High School RS Doug Palacio G 5-10 165 Fr. HS Arlington, Texas / Mansfield Summit High School RS Colton Pitko G 6-0 170 Fr. HS Eureka, Kan. / Eureka High School RS Louis Rollins G 6-2 180 Fr. HS Shawnee Mission, Kan. / Shawnee Mission West High School

Head Coach: Kevin Muff (Kansas State, 1986) Assistant Coaches: Ryan Stock (Southwest Baptist, 2003), Preston Ingram (Evangel, 2004)

GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 3 MIAA Overall 2015-16 MIAA STANDINGS W L Pct. W L Pct. Streak Northwest Missouri State University 18- 3 .857 21- 5 .808 W11 Fort Hays State University 13- 8 .619 19- 8 .704 W4 University of Nebraska Kearney 13- 8 .619 17- 10 .630 L1 Missouri Southern State University 13- 8 .619 16- 11 .593 W2 Pittsburg State University 11- 10 .524 16- 11 .593 W4 Lindenwood University 11- 10 .524 15- 12 .556 L6 Washburn University 10- 11 .476 14- 12 .538 L3 University of Central Oklahoma 10- 11 .476 14- 13 .519 W2 Lincoln University 10- 11 .476 14- 13 .519 W1 Emporia State University 10- 11 .476 13- 14 .481 L1 University of Central Missouri 8- 13 .381 14- 13 .519 W1 Missouri Western State University 8- 13 .381 10- 17 .370 L1 Northeastern State University 7- 14 .333 8- 17 .320 L2 Southwest Baptist University 5- 16 .238 10- 17 .370 L3

Upcoming Schedule SBU @ NWMSU, 3:30 p.m. LWU @ LU, 3:30 p.m. Feb. 27 UNK @ NSU, 3:30 p.m. PSU @ MSSU, 3 p.m. FHSU @ UCO, 3:30 p.m. WU @ ESU, 3 p.m. UCM @ MWSU, 5 p.m.

2015-16 Pitt State Player Biographies Javis Flynn • 5-10 • 170 • SR • G Josiah Gustafson • 6-6 • 190 • JR • G Watonga, Okla. Omaha, Neb.

General: Second-year player… one of the premiere point General: Third-year player… one of the premiere players guards in the MIAA and the Central Region of NCAA Division II… in the MIAA and the Central Region of NCAA Division II… a expected to have a big senior season for the Gorillas. returning first-team All-MIAA performer… a versatile athlete In 2014-15: Started 31 of 32 games… averaged 6.1 points who is poised for another big season for the Gorillas this winter… and 3.7 rebounds per game… dished out 160 assists (5.0 apg) – has scored 706 points in 58 career games (12.2 ppg). In 2014-15: Started all 32 games… averaged 15.5 points the second-highest single season total in school history… made and 3.6 rebounds per game… shot 46.4 percent from the field a team-leading 76 steals (2.4 spg), also the second-highest single (162-349), including 42.5 percent from 3-point range (48- season mark in Pitt State history… led the MIAA in both assists and steals… set the school single 113)… also shot 83.8 percent from the free throw line (124-148)… ranked eighth in the MIAA in game assist record with 12 helpers vs. Emporia State (Jan. 14)… scored in double figures six times scoring and fifth in the conference in free throw percentage… scored in double figures 26 times, with a season-high 17 points vs. Northeastern State (Jan. 28)… scored 11 points, including the including 10 games with 20 or more points… scored a career-high 26 points in the season opener game-winning basket in the waning seconds, vs. Missouri Western (Jan. 10)… twice made seven vs. Augustana (Nov. 15)… also had a season-best eight rebounds vs. Central Oklahoma (Jan. 31). steals, including vs. MSU Moorhead in the NCAA-II Tournament (Mar. 14). In 2013-14: Started 16 of 26 games played… averaged 8.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per In Junior College: A second-team Jayhawk Conference West selection as a sophomore at game… shot 80.6 percent from the free throw line (54 of 67)… scored in double figures 10 times, Pratt Community College in 2014… averaged eight points, four rebounds and nine assists per including a season-high 16 points vs. Northwest Missouri (Dec. 5)… recorded a season-best five game for the Beavers. rebounds on five occasions. In High School: A first-team All-District performer as a senior at Watonga High School as a In High School: A three-year starter and four-year letterman at Omaha’s Millard North High senior in 2012… averaged 20 points, five rebounds and seven assists per game… also an All- School… earned Gatorade Nebraska Player of the Year honors averaging 22 points, eight rebounds State performer in football. and four assists per contest…also was selected first-team All-Super State. Personal: Born June 3, 1994… son of Gus and Julie Gustafson… a member of the MIAA Personal: Son of Bege Holdge… a physical education major. Academic Honor Roll… has a 3.40 GPA as a management major.

4 GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 Chris Owens • 6-4 • 180 • FR • G and a sub-state title… also an honorable mention All-State wide receiver in football. Personal: Born October 27, 1995… son of Jeff and Kelli Wilson… a member of the MIAA Springdale, Ark. Academic Honor Roll and an MIAA Academic Excellence Award honoree… has a perfect 4.00 GPA as an exploratory studies major. General: First-year player… joins the Gorillas from Springdale (Ark.) High School… a talented backcourt player… a dynamic scorer who will look to make an immediate impact for Jaxon Holden • 6-1 • 185 • SO • G the Gorillas this winter. Flower Mound, Texas In High School: A two-time Arkansas Class 7A All-State performer (2014-15) at Springdale High School… earned first- General: First-year player… transferred to Pitt State from team All-State honors as a senior, averaging 20.3 points and 6.7 NCAA Division I Stephen F. Austin University… an athletic rebounds per game… scored 25 or more points seven times his guard with great range on the perimeter… a solid defender… senior season… helped Springdale to a 24-6 record and the Class 7A state runner-up finish his junior expected to be a key contributor for the Gorillas this winter.. season, scoring a game-high 30 points in the state finals… a 2015 Arkansas High School Coaches At SFA: Spent one season at Stephen F. Austin… appeared Association All-Star… also a two-time All-Conference football player for the Bulldogs. Personal: Born January 30, 1997… son of Chester Owens and Carmen Dunbar… a physical in 17 games for the Lumberjacks… averaged 1.1 points per game education major. while helping SFA to Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles and advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament during a 29-5 campaign. In High School: A two-time first-team All-District performer at Flower Mound Marcus High Adrian Fernandez • 6-4 • 175 • SO • G School in 2014… averaged 12 points, four rebounds and two assists per game as a senior for Majadahonda, Spain the Marauders… helped lead Marcus to the Texas Class 5A state championship as a sophomore. Personal: Born June 17, 1995… son of Robert and Marjorie Holden… a construction General: Second-year player… a talented backcourt player management major. who has handled the transition to the American game… a hard worker who will look to make a more significant impact for the Denton Hays • 6-7 • 225 • SR • F Gorillas this winter. In 2014-15: Saw action in 15 games… scored 14 points on Tulsa, Okla. the season (0.9 ppg), including a season-high seven points vs. Central Oklahoma (Feb. 7). General: Fourth-year player… a hard-working frontcourt In Spain: Averaged 19.5 points, four assists and three assists at Club Baloncesto Majadahonda. player who continues to improve with experience… evolving Personal: Born February 14, 1995… son of Jose Maria Fernandez and Isabel Zerolo… a into a front line performer for the Gorillas… expected to be a key member of the MIAA Academic Honor Roll… has a 3.27 GPA as a communication major. contributor for Pitt State again this winter… has scored 209 points in 78 career games (2.7 ppg). In 2014-15: Started five of 27 games played… averaged 3.3 Trey Starks • 6-0 • 190 • SR • G points and 3.5 rebounds per game… scored a career-high 11 points in Springfield, Mo. a road win vs. Southwest Baptist (Dec. 20)… logged a career-best nine rebounds twice, vs. Northwest Missouri (Dec. 6) and Northeastern State in the MIAA Tournament (Mar. 2). General: Second-year player… a talented, veteran guard In 2013-14: Rejoined the squad in January, after spending the first semester at the University who made an immediate impact for the Gorillas once he joined of Oklahoma as a student… saw action in 19 games in a reserve role… averaged 2.7 points and 3.2 the squad on the court last February… primed for a big senior rebounds per game… scored a season-high 10 points vs. Lincoln (Jan. 6). season. In 2012-13: Appeared in 27 games, including five starts… averaged 1.9 points and 2.1 rebounds In 2014-15: Saw action in 12 games for the Gorillas… on the year… scored a season-high six points twice on the year… pulled down seven rebounds averaged 12.3 points and 3.0 rebounds per game… made 53.6 against Missouri Southern on Feb. 27… ranked third on the team with nine blocks. percent of his shots from the field (45-84)… scored a season- In High School: An honorable mention Oklahoma Class 6A All-State performer as a senior at high 24 points in the finals of the MIAA Tournament, helping the Gorillas claim the tournament Jenks High in 2012… also an All-Metro and All-Conference selection… a three-year starter for the title… named the MIAA Tournament MVP, averaging 15.3 points per game in Pitt State’s four wins. Trojans… averaged 9.5 points, 8.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocked shots per game his senior year, helping In Junior College: Played his freshman season at Indian Hills (Iowa) Community College in JHS to regional and area titles… an honor roll student. 2010-11… helped Seward County Community College to a third-place finish at the NJCAA National Personal: Born June 7, 1994… son of Tim and Kimra Hays… a member of the MIAA Academic Tournament as a sophomore in 2011-12. Honor Roll… has a 3.32 GPA as a physical education major. In High School: A first-team All-Conference and first-team Missouri Class 5A All-State selection as a senior at Hillcrest High School in Springfield, Mo. … helped Hillcrest capture the Creighton Brinker • 6-8 • 220 • SO • F 5A state title his senior season. Personal: Born April 10, 1992… a physical education major. Seneca, Kan.

General: First-year player… transferred to Pitt State from Lucas Wilson • 6-5 • 185 • FR-RS • F Cloud County Community College… a talented wing player with Paola, Kan. 3-point field goal range… a versatile athlete who will look to make an immediate impact for the Gorillas this winter. General: Second-year player… a talented frontcourt In Junior College: Spent two seasons at Cloud County Community player who redshirted in his initial season in the Pitt State College… averaged 10.8 points and 6.4 rebounds per game as a program… adjusted well to the collegiate level… will look to sophomore for the Thunderbirds, starting all 32 games… converted be a contributor for the Gorillas this winter. 131 of 262 (.500) shots from the field, including 27 3-pointers. In 2014-15: Redshirt season. In High School: A two-time Kansas Class 3A All-State performer at Nemaha Valley High School In High School: An honorable mention Kansas Class 4A (2012-13)… averaged 14.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game his senior season for the Raiders… All-State performer as a senior at Paola High in 2014… averaged helped the squad to a 24-2 record and the 3A state runner-up finish… earned first-team Class 3A 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists per game, helping the Panthers to an 18-7 overall record All-State honors and garnered second-team All-State All-Class accolades… an honorable mention GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 5 All-State selection as a junior. Colton Pitko • 6-0 • 170 • FR • G Personal: Born September 7, 1994… son of Steve and Bonnie Brinker… a construction management major. Eureka, Kan.

General: First-year player… joins the Gorillas from Eureka Trevor Gregory • 6-7 • 235 • JR • F High School… a talented backcourt player… will provide quality Lee’s Summit, Mo. depth to the guard positions as he adjusts to the collegiate level. In High School: A two-time second-team Kansas Class 3A General: Third-year player… a talented frontcourt player All-State selection (2014-15) at Eureka High School… averaged who has evolved into a frontline performer… a hard worker who 15 points, four assists and three rebounds per game his senior has continued to improve with experience… expected to be a season for the Tornadoes… helped EHS claim a Tri-Valley League key member of the Gorillas frontcourt again this winter… has championship his junior season… a Kansas Basketball Coaches scored 332 points in 57 career games (5.8 ppg). Association All-Star selection. In 2014-15: Started 26 of 31 games played… averaged Personal: Born April 6, 1996… son of Bill and Pam Pitko… a computer information systems 6.5 points and 4.1 rebounds per game… shot a team-leading major. 60.8 percent from the field on the year (79-130)… scored in double figures nine times, including a career-high 15 points vs. West Texas A&M (Nov. 26) and Louis Rollins • 6-2 • 180 • FR • G Fort Hays State (Feb. 14)… pulled down a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Missouri Southern in the MIAA Tournament (Mar. 8). Shawnee Mission, Kan. In 2013-14: Started 23 of 26 games for the Gorillas… averaged 5.0 points and 4.1 rebounds per game… converted a team-leading 62.3 percent from the field (43 of 69)… scored in double General: First-year player… joins the Gorillas from figures twice, including a season-best 16 points vs. Bethany (Nov. 22)… had a season-high 12 Shawnee Mission West High School… a talented backcourt rebounds vs. Central Oklahoma (Feb. 8). player with a great work ethic… will look to be a contributor In High School: A four-year starter at Lee’s Summit West High School… earned All-District for the Gorillas this winter… also will participate in track & field and All-Conference honors as a senior, averaging 8.0 points and 8.0 rebounds per game… helped at Pittsburg State. the Titans to a 43-6 combined record his junior and senior seasons. In High School: An All-Sunflower League selection as a Personal: Born August 23, 1994… son of Jeff and Sheri Gregory… a member of the MIAA senior at Shawnee Mission West High School in 2015… averaged Academic Honor Roll… has a 3.19 GPA as a computer information systems major. 14.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 asststs per game for the Vikings… also a three-time Kansas Class 6A All-State track & field performer, finishing as the state runner-up in the long jump his final two prep seasons. Dakota Jones • 5-11 • 175 • SO • G Personal: Born September 30, 1996… son of Kimberly Rollins… a construction management Warrensburg, Mo. major.

General: Second-year player… a talented backcourt player who enjoyed a solid freshman season… looking to build off his initial campaign with the Gorillas… expected to be a key contributor for Pitt State this winter. In 2014-15: Saw action in all 32 games, including three starts… averaged 7.6 points and 1.7 rebounds per game… shot 42.0 percent from 3-point range (29-69)… scored in double figures 11 times, including a season-high 16 points in the finals of the MIAA Tournament vs. Missouri Southern (Mar. 8)… averaged 11.3 points per game in the Gorillas’ four MIAA Tournament games. In High School: A two-time first-team Missouri Class 4A All-State performer at Warrensburg High School… averaged 22 points per game for the Tigers, helping WHS to a conference title… eclipsed the 1,500 point club as a four-year starter. Personal: Born June 2, 1996… son of Morris and Shanoah Jones… an exploratory studies major.

Doug Palacio • 5-10 • 165 • FR • G Arlington, Texas

General: First-year player… joins the Gorillas from Mansfield Summit (Texas) High School… a talented backcourt player… will look to provide quality depth to the guard spots as he adjusts to the collegiate game. In High School: A two-time All-District performer at Mansfield Summit High School (2014-15)… averaged eight points, five rebounds and five assists per game his senior season for the Jaguars… helped his squad to a 24-6 record his senior season. Personal: Born July 17, 1997… son of Doug Palacio and Rita Sanchez… an exploratory studies major.

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Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Nov. 13, 2015 • Joplin, Mo. • Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Nov. 14, 2015 • Joplin, Mo. • Leggett & Platt Athletic Center Nov. 17, 2015 • Wichita, Kan. • Fugate Gymnasium Pittsburg State 62, Minnesota State 59 Pittsburg State 85, St. Cloud State 69 Newman 98, Pittsburg State 89

MINNESOTA STATE...... 59 ST. CLOUD STATE...... 69 PITTSBURG STATE...... 89 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 22-Witthus,Joey 31 2-7 0-5 0-0 1 2 2 0 1 0 4 12-Alcantara,Eddie 31 1-4 0-2 2-2 6 1 5 1 0 0 4 04-Gustafson,Josiah 30 3-10 1-5 4-4 11 4 2 0 1 0 11 35-Okafor,TJ 16 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 20-Davis,Gage 35 5-12 0-1 4-6 3 2 0 1 0 0 14 20-Dieng,Lamine 25 9-14 0-0 1-3 13 3 0 4 3 1 19 04-Busack,Mike 21 2-9 0-3 2-2 4 5 1 0 0 0 6 22-Stone,Scottie 25 3-14 3-6 1-2 1 3 2 4 0 2 10 03-Flynn,Javis 32 3-5 0-0 5-7 6 5 4 6 0 1 11 10-Lake,TJ 27 2-11 1-8 3-4 4 3 0 4 0 0 8 30-Hall,Mark 31 3-7 1-2 2-3 0 2 2 1 0 0 9 21-Holden,Jaxon 5 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11-Viser,Snoop 23 3-5 3-5 3-3 0 5 0 4 0 4 12 52-Stanojevic,N. 10 3-3 0-0 0-2 5 3 0 1 1 0 6 32-Jones,Dakota 29 5-10 1-4 0-2 2 4 4 1 0 0 11 00-Fuqua,Jon 18 3-3 0-0 0-0 5 2 2 2 0 0 6 10-Theisen,Brindley 15 1-3 0-2 1-2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 05-Owens,Chris 17 5-11 3-7 0-1 3 1 1 1 0 1 13 01-Pendleton,Jalen 27 2-9 0-1 3-4 6 4 5 3 1 0 7 14-Foley,Andy 13 3-4 1-2 1-2 3 0 2 0 0 0 8 11-Starks,Trey 32 6-13 0-4 3-9 6 2 5 3 1 0 15 02-Pope,Grant 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 24-Averkamp,Jon 12 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 22-Hays,Denton 14 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 3 0 0 0 0 3 20-Harper,Cole 6 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 32-Smith,Chuckie 1 1-3 0-1 1-4 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 23-Brinker,Creighton 11 2-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 4 25-Gray,Kevin 8 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 3 2 0 0 0 2 34-Heede-Andersen,A. 9 3-3 0-0 1-2 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 24-Gergory,Trevor 5 1-3 0-0 0-0 4 1 0 0 0 0 2 32-Herink,Alex 6 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 40-Mortag,Seth 19 3-5 0-0 0-0 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 TEAM 1 51-Brown,Lucas 13 3-4 0-0 2-4 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 TEAM 4 1 TOTALS 200 35-72 5-20 14-28 48 24 16 15 5 3 89 TEAM 6 TOTALS 200 26-58 5-16 12-21 25 14 14 10 1 2 69 TOTALS 200 20-55 4-22 15-19 31 31 14 12 5 7 59 NEWMAN...... 98 PITTSBURG STATE...... 85 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts PITTSBURG STATE...... 62 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 01-Thurman,Gavin 28 3-8 1-1 4-5 9 2 1 1 2 0 11 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 04-Gustafson,Josiah 37 8-10 2-4 1-4 9 1 2 0 0 0 19 21-Pegues,James 26 7-8 1-1 9-9 6 4 1 1 1 0 24 04-Gustafson,Josiah 31 4-13 0-3 2-2 5 3 1 0 0 0 10 24-Gregory,Trevor 15 3-4 0-0 0-0 4 2 1 1 0 0 6 02-Williams,Jarvis 31 5-11 1-4 7-7 3 3 4 1 0 1 18 24-Gregory,Trevor 8 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 3 0 03-Flynn,Javis 28 1-5 0-1 1-2 3 3 10 4 0 0 3 10-Colbert,Cortrael 35 3-12 1-1 8-10 4 1 4 1 0 0 15 03-Flynn,Javis 26 1-5 1-1 5-10 7 2 3 6 0 1 8 21-Holden,Jaxon 27 2-4 1-3 0-0 1 2 2 3 0 0 5 11-Love,Jalen 32 5-12 4-8 3-4 4 4 4 5 0 2 17 21-Holden,Jaxon 30 6-9 1-4 6-9 5 1 0 0 0 0 19 32-Jones,Dakota 32 5-8 3-5 3-3 2 2 3 2 0 1 16 03-Schieber,Taylor 8 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 3 0 1 0 0 3 32-Jones,Dakota 23 1-4 0-1 4-5 1 3 2 1 0 0 6 05-Owens,Chris 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04-Bryant,Kevin 6 1-1 0-0 0-2 6 3 0 0 0 0 2 05-Owens,Chris 16 0-2 0-1 0-1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 11-Starks,Trey 26 3-11 1-4 6-6 6 4 1 2 0 0 12 15-Berry,Andrew 13 0-1 0-0 0-0 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 11-Starks,Trey 27 3-11 1-4 6-6 6 4 1 2 0 0 13 20-Dieng,Lamine 12 5-9 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 1 0 10 24-Nwosu,Daniel 14 2-4 2-4 0-0 0 2 1 1 0 1 8 20-Dieng,Lamine 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 22-Hays,Denton 11 5-7 0-0 1-3 4 1 1 1 1 0 11 32-Julian,Easton 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 22-Hays,Denton 23 1-2 0-0 4-4 7 1 1 2 1 0 6 23-Brinker,Creighton 10 1-2 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 TEAM 1 23-Brinker,Creighton 7 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 TOTALS 200 27-58 11-20 33-39 26 24 16 11 3 5 98 TEAM 1 TOTALS 200 35-55 9-16 6-12 32 18 22 15 3 3 85 TOTALS 200 16-50 3-14 27-37 44 19 8 15 1 1 62 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Newman 47 48.3 54.4 77.3 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% WJC 26 44.8 31.3 57.1 PSU 34 56.4 30.0 50.0 MSU 31 36.4 18.2 78.9 PSU 35 63.6 56.3 50.0 PSU 33 32.0 21.4 73.0

Officials:Kelly Groom, Jeremiah Paden, Chance Moore Officials:KC Ely, Chris Hill, Eugene Jackson Officials:John Moore, Troy Mathis, Chad Waller Attendance: 1089 Attendance: 950 Attendance: 1200 Technicals: PSU-TEAM Technicals: PSU-TEAM; Newman-none Technicals: none Records: PSU- 2-0; SCS 0-2 Records: PSU - 2-1; Newman - 3-0 Records: PSU- 1-0; MSU 0-1 Notes: Notes: Notes: Five Players Score in Double Figures in Jets Defeat Gorillas, 98-89 Gorillas Open Season With 62-59 Win Pitt State Win Over Mavericks WICHITA — Newman University’s starting five all scored JOPLIN, Mo. — The Pitt State men’s basketball team earned in double figures as the host Jets defeated Pittsburg State JOPLIN, Mo. — The Pittsburg State University men’s an 85-69 win over St. Cloud State in an offensive showcase in its University, 98-89, Tuesday (Nov. 17). basketball team outscored Minnesota State University, 9-3, final game of the MIAA/NSIC Challenge at Leggett & Platt Arena The Jets (3-0) got a game-high 24 points from James Pegues, over the final 6:43 to pull out a 62-59 season-opening victory in on Saturday (November 14) afternoon. while Jarvis Williams added 18 points and Jalen Love chipped game one of the MIAA/NSIC Challenge Friday (Nov. 13) at the The hot shooting Gorillas connected on 63 percent (35-of- in with 17. Newman made 11 of 20 3-point field goals in the Leggett & Platt Athletic Center. 55) of their shots from the floor overall and 56 percent (9-of-16) contest and the Jets converted 33 of 39 free throw attempts. The Gorillas tied the game on a 3-pointer by Jaxon Holden from long range as five players scored in double figures. The Gorillas (2-1) got a team-leading 19 points from Lamine then pushed in front on a pair of free throws by Trey Starks with Josiah Gustafson led all players with 19 points and was just Dieng, who posted a double double with a game-high 13 5:09 remaining. short of a double-double with nine rebounds. He made 8 of 10 rebounds as well. Trey Starks (15), Chris Owens (13), Dakota Pitt State (1-0) missed its final four shots from the floor and shots on the afternoon. Jones (11), Javis Flynn (11) and Josiah Gustafson (11) also the Gorillas only managed to convert four of eight free throws Dakota Jones added 16 points as he made three threes in scored in double figures. down the stretch. the game. Trey Starks scored 12 and also added three assists Pitt State shot 48.6 percent from the field (35-72), making MSU (0-1) didn’t fare much better. The Mavs went 1-for-9 and two steals. Denton Hays added 11 and Dakota Jones, 10. eight more field goals than Newman. The Gorillas converted from the field in the game’s final 5:00. Javis Flynn scored only three points, but kept the ball moving just 14 of 28 free throws as the Jets outscored Pitt State by 19 Holden, who scored a game-high 19 points in his Pitt State with his 10 assists. points at the charity stripe. debut, made one of two free throws for the game’s final three- The early part of the game was close, but Pitt State jumped point margin with 20 seconds left. out to a 10-point, 26-16, lead on a 3-pointer by Creighton T.J. Lake then turned the ball over for the Mavericks and Brinker with 8:06 to go in the first half. Javis Flynn was fouled with 9.5 seconds to play. Flynn missed Four minutes later, a Jaxon Holden three gave the Gorillas both foul shots to leave the door open for MSU, but Joey their largest lead of the first half, 32-18. St. Cloud State went on Witthaus’ guarded 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the mark. a 8-0 run, to narrow the Pitt State lead to six with 1:28 to go in Starks and Josiah Gustafson also scored in double figures the half, but a Jones three ended the run and put Pitt State up for the Gorillas. Starks finished with 13 points, while Gustafson 35-26 at the half. scored 10. Flynn added eight points and seven rebounds. Pitt State started the second half on a 6-0 run and never let The Gorillas shot just 32.0 percent in the game making 16 the Huskies within 10 the rest of the game. The largest lead of of 50 attempts, but Pitt State converted 27 of 37 free throws, the game came as Gustafson hit a three to go up by 17, 45-28, outscoring the Mavericks 27-15 at the foul line. with 17:23 to go. Snoop Viser was the lone Mavericks player in double figures with 12 points.

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Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Nov. 19, 2015 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Nov. 27, 2015 • Denver, Colo. • Regis Fieldhouse Nov. 28, 2015 • Denver, Colo. • Auraria Event Center Pittsburg State 100, William Jewell 97 Pittsburg State 80, Regis 62 Pittsburg State 72, Metro State 61

WILLIAM JEWELL...... 97 PITTSBURG STATE...... 80 PITTSBURG STATE...... 72 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 11-Regler,Austin 36 2-3 0-0 4-8 6 3 1 2 0 1 8 04-Gustafson,Josiah 36 7-13 2-5 3-3 8 2 2 2 2 2 19 04-Gustafson,Josiah 33 8-16 3-6 4-4 4 2 2 3 1 0 23 35-Ostafliciuc,Emil 19 2-3 0-0 1-1 0 5 0 2 0 0 5 20-Dieng, Lamine 21 9-12 0-0 0-0 6 2 0 1 0 0 18 20-Dieng,Lamine 19 1-2 0-0 4-4 4 4 1 1 2 0 6 00-Tomlin,Darius 34 6-9 2-3 9-11 2 1 4 3 0 0 23 03-Flynn,Javis 35 2-6 0-3 0-0 4 2 5 2 0 2 4 03-Flynn,Javis 33 2-4 0-1 2-2 3 4 7 2 0 2 6 10-Lassen,Matt 35 9-12 7-10 4-4 1 2 0 4 0 0 29 11-Starks, Trey 33 7-13 0-0 10-11 1 2 2 1 0 2 24 11-Starks,Trey 34 1-10 0-5 4-4 6 3 2 3 0 0 6 32-Whelan,Patrick 36 7-11 6-7 2-2 3 4 5 3 0 1 22 32-Jones, Dakota 27 4-8 3-6 0-0 2 3 4 2 0 3 11 32-Jones,Dakota 33 4-6 4-5 2-2 3 3 0 3 0 1 14 03-Minnifield,Clark 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 05-Owens, Chris 20 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 05-Owens,Chris 22 3-4 1-2 3-4 9 0 1 3 0 0 10 1-Koch,Easton 21 2-5 1-3 0-1 0 4 5 0 0 1 2 10-Ferndandez, Adrian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-Ferndandez,Adrian 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33-Morrison,Chris 2 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 15-Wilson, Lucas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15-Wilson,Lucas 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 44-De La Blanca,Javier 13 1-1 1-1 0-0 4 3 0 2 0 0 3 22-Hays, Denton 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22-Hays,Denton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 3 23-Brinker, Creighton 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 3 2 1 0 0 0 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 6 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 0 0 0 2 0 1 TOTALS 200 30-45 17-24 20-27 19 26 16 16 0 3 97 24-Gergory, Trevor 13 1-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 24-Gergory,Trevor 17 3-4 0-0 0-1 4 0 1 0 0 1 6 TEAM 4 2TEAM 1 PITTSBURG STATE...... 100 TOTALS 200 31-57 5-16 13-14 31 13 14 9 2 11 80 TOTALS 200 22-46 8-19 20-23 37 22 14 15 4 4 72 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 04-Gustafson,Josiah 36 11-15 6-8 0-0 0 3 2 1 0 0 34 REGIS...... 62 METRO STATE...... 61 20-Dieng,Lamine 24 4-7 0-0 2-1 3 3 2 2 1 0 9 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 03-Flynn,Javis 35 7-10 2-4 0-2 2 3 6 1 0 2 19 11-Siemko, Dexter 31 6-12 0-0 2-4 4 1 1 3 4 0 14 11-Phenix,DeShawn 31 4-11 1-2 1-1 4 3 0 1 0 2 10 11-Starks,Trey 19 1-4 0-1 0-1 1 4 4 1 0 0 6 12-Beisty, Ryan 31 4-7 2-4 1-2 9 0 1 3 0 0 11 23-Kelta,Bounama 19 2-3 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 0 1 1 4 32-Jones,Dakota 35 1-5 0-2 1-2 3 2 2 2 0 1 3 14-Hansen, Billy 18 1-5 1-4 1-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 4 15-Rayer,Eric 26 2-6 0-2 4-4 3 5 2 2 0 1 8 05-Owens,Chris 20 4-4 1-1 6-8 2 2 1 1 0 1 15 40-Brodbeck, Jarrett 22 3-5 2-4 0-0 2 3 0 2 0 0 8 25-Brian,Howard 23 3-9 3-4 0-0 4 2 2 0 0 0 9 11-Ferndandez,Adrian 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 44-Marshall, Kevin 19 1-3 0-3 0-0 1 2 5 4 0 0 2 32-Hunter,Jourdon 10 1-5 0-3 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 22-Hays,Denton 8 1-2 0-0 5-5 2 2 0 1 0 0 7 15-King, Noah 31 4-7 2-3 0-1 4 2 2 1 0 2 10 03-Dobbinson,Tony 25 5-11 0-4 0-1 2 2 1 4 0 0 10 23-Brinker,Creighton 13 1-1 1-1 0-0 5 2 2 1 0 0 3 22-Reyes, Roberto 14 1-2 0-0 1-2 2 3 3 1 0 1 3 05-Fox,Shane 4 2-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 24-Gergory,Trevor 8 2-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 23-Sanders, Elijah 11 2-5 0-0 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 4 14-Cortes Zotes,E. 25 1-3 0-0 4-5 2 2 1 0 1 1 6 TEAM 1 33-King, Dylan 23 2-5 1-4 1-3 0 0 2 1 0 0 6 20-Boone,Sam 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 32-50 10-17 26-32 20 23 19 11 1 5 100 TEAM 2 22-Harris,Andre 22 2-5 0-0 3-4 2 4 0 1 0 1 7 TOTALS 200 24-51 8-21 6-14 27 16 14 15 4 3 93 31-Moller,Peter 15 0-3 0-2 1-2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TEAM 3 WJU 51 66.7 70.8 74.1 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TOTALS 200 22-58 4-17 13-17 28 22 7 9 2 7 61 PSU 47 64.0 58.8 81.3 PSU 39 54.4 31.3 92.9 WJC 36 47.1 38.1 42.9 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% MSU 25 37.9 23.5 76.5 Officials:Brian McAnally, Kendyl Holderby, Owen Shortt PSU 24 47.8 42.1 87.0 Attendance: 1116 Officials:Glen Mayberry, Warren Smith, Michah Pauldino Technicals: none Attendance: 45 Records: PSU- 3-1; NU 1-1 Technicals: PSU-Gregory, Trevor; Regis-None Notes: Records: PSU- 0-2; WJC 1-2 Officials:Nathan Melson, Keith Argon, Ray Abeyta Notes: Attendance: 235 Technicals: none Records: PSU- 5-1; MSU- 2-4 Gorillas Hold On Late For 100-97 Win Notes: Pitt State Classic-Game 2 Gorillas Pull Away For 80-62 Win Over Over Cardinals Rangers PITTSBURG – Josiah Gustafson and Javis Flynn combined for Gustafson Leads Pitt State to 72-61 53 points and the Pittsburg State University men’s basketball DENVER — The Pittsburg State University men’s basketball Win Over Metro State team reached the century mark. The Gorillas, making their team broke open a tight game in the second half to pull away home debut Thursday (Nov. 19), needed all 100 points to hold for an 80-62 victory over Regis University Friday (Nov. 27) at the on for a three-point win, 100-97, over William Jewell College. Regis Fieldhouse. DENVER — Josiah Gustafson scored 21 of his game-high 23 The Cardinals (1-1) made 17 3-point field goals in the The Gorillas (4-1) led 39-36 at halftime and 49-47 with 13:38 points in the second half as the Pittsburg State University men’s contest, converting 70.8 percent of their shots from distance to play before using a 16-5 run to take control against the basketball team pulled away in the second half for a 72-61 (17 of 24), but WJC came up empty in its final two attempts to Rangers (2-3). victory over Metro State University Saturday (Nov. 28) at the allow the Gorillas (2-1) to claim the hard-fought win. Trey Starks led four Pitt State players in double figures with Auraria Event Center. Lamine Dieng’s inside basket with 57 seconds to play gave a game-high 24 points, while Josiah Gustafson added 19 points The Gorillas (5-1) erupted for 48 second-half points against Pitt State a 97-95 edge. The Cardinals’ Easton Koch missed a and a team-leading eight rebounds. Lamine Dieng chipped in the Roadrunners (2-4) after trailing 25-24 at halftime. guarded 3-pointer with 24 seconds remaining and Chris Owens with 18 points and Dakota Jones finished with 11. Pitt State led 40-37, with 10:06 to play in the game, before made one of two free throws for the Gorillas to extend the Pitt State made 54.4 percent of its shots, going 31 for 57 the Gorillas used a 12-5 run to gain separation. Gustafson margin to 98-95. from the floor; and the Gorillas were nearly perfect at the free scored seven points in the run and Dakota Jones capped the Darius Tomlin kissed home a driving layup high off the glass throw line, converting 13 of 14 opportunities. streak with a 3-pointer for a 52-42 lead with 4:49 remaining. with 5.5 seconds to go, but Pitt State got the ball inbounded Regis got 14 points from Dexter Sienko, 11 points from Ryan Metro never got closer than seven points down the stretch. to Gustafson, who made both charity shots with 4.7 ticks Beisty and 10 points from Noah King. Gustafson hit consecutive 3-pointers at the 1:31 mark and remaining for the game’s final margin. Matt Lassen, who made the 0:52 mark to turn a 60-53 lead into a 66-53 margin. seven of his first nine 3-pointers and finished the game with Jones finished in double figures with 14 points for the a team-high 29 points for the Cardinals, came up short on a Gorillas, while Chris Owens added 10 points and a game-high guarded 3-pointer at the buzzer. nine rebounds. Gustafson poured in a career-high 34 points to lead all Pitt State shot 58.3 percent from the field in the second half, scorers. He hit six 3-pointers and made 11 of 15 shots from the converting 14 of 24 shots. The Gorillas also made all 14 free field in the game. Flynn also eclipsed his career scoring high with throw attempts in the second period, finishing the game 20 of 19 points and he dished out six assists in the contest as well. 23 from the charity stripe. Two nights after struggling to a 14 of 28 shooting night at The Roadrunners got 10 points apiece from DeShawn the foul line in a 98-89 road loss to Newman University, the Phenix and Tony Dobbinson. Gorillas converted 26 of 32 free throws against William Jewell. Metro built a 10-2 lead out of the gates in a first-half where Owens finished the game with 15 points for Pitt State, while points were hard to come by. Dieng added nine points and Denton Hays chipped in with seven. The Gorillas, who finally got on the scoreboard with a Tomlin had 23 points in the loss for the Cardinals, while pair of free throws by Trey Starks at the 16:31 mark of the first Patrick Whelan also finished with 22. period, chipped away at the Roadrunners as both teams shot 37% or lower from the field in the opening 20 minutes. Pitt State got within a point, 14-13, on two free throws by Gustafson. Metro countered with a 5-0 run to extend its margin to six, 19-13. The Roadrunners still led 23-18 on Dobbinson’s jumper with 6:33 remaining in the first period, but MSU didn’t score again until converting a Dobbinson layup with 1:33 to go. The Gorillas chipped away with Trevor Gregory’s layup tying the score at 23-23 with 2:37 to play in the opening stanza.

12 GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 2015-2016 Game Capsules

Game 7 Game 8 Game 9 Dec. 2, 2015 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Dec. 5, 2015 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Dec. 10, 2015 • St. Joseph, Mo. • MWSU Fieldhouse Pittsburg State 106, Northeastern State 99 Pittsburg State 74, Central Oklahoma 71 Missouri Western 69, Pittsburg State 66

NORTHEASTERN STATE...... 99 CENTRAL OKLAHOMA...... 71 PITTSBURG STATE...... 66 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 25-Mohair, Trey 21 6-12 1-2 4-4 1 4 8 6 0 0 17 01-Jordan, Trai 31 3-3 0-0 5-6 6 2 1 1 3 1 11 03-Flynn,Javis 35 3-4 0-1 0-1 8 4 6 2 0 2 6 32-Caudill, Dakota 24 7-13 4-4 1-2 11 3 0 1 0 1 19 00-Wright,Gavin 30 3-5 0-1 0-1 6 2 1 3 0 0 6 04-Gustafson,Josiah 26 3-7 2-4 0-0 6 2 0 4 1 1 8 33-Broadnax, Erick 19 2-4 0-0 1-4 8 4 0 1 0 1 5 03-Heckart, Seth 26 4-11 1-5 3-3 2 1 0 0 0 1 12 11-Starks,Trey 28 2-4 2-3 4-4 2 3 3 3 0 0 10 22-Crawford, Mytaa’h 19 2-6 1-3 1-1 2 2 0 2 0 0 6 05-Neal,Cornell 35 3-6 0-1 9-11 5 4 2 7 1 1 15 20-Dieng, Lamine 20 2-5 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 0 0 1 4 30-Pratt, Peyton 10 3-4 3-4 2-2 3 3 0 2 0 0 11 32-Amerson,Kendahl 27 4-10 4-6 4-4 1 5 4 2 0 0 16 32-Jones,Dakota 35 9-14 5-7 0-0 2 3 1 0 0 0 23 00-Samuel, Killven 8 1-2 0-1 2-2 1 3 0 0 0 0 4 04-Bairstow,Jarred 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 05-Owens,Chris 7 0-1 0-0 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 03-Wallace, Javon 12 3-4 0-0 2-2 2 3 0 0 0 1 8 11-Holliday,Josh 10 0-5 0-1 0-0 0 5 2 2 0 0 0 21-Holden,Jaxon 16 3-10 2-7 3-4 1 1 1 0 0 0 11 05-Williams, Montre’ 20 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 4 4 2 0 0 0 14-London,Jordan 24 2-3 2-3 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 6 22-Hays,Denton 15 0-0 0-0 4-11 4 3 0 0 0 0 4 10-Moore, KD 20 4-9 0-1 2-2 6 3 1 2 0 0 10 20-Strassle,Jacob 8 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 3 0 2 0 0 3 23-Brinker,Creighton 12 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-Rich, Stefon 8 0-1 0-0 1-3 0 3 0 2 2 0 1 TEAM 2 24-Gergory,Trevor 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 20-Thompson, Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 21-46 8-18 21-25 27 26 12 18 4 4 71 TEAM 3 21-Mouse, Tanner 17 3-6 0-1 0-0 1 5 3 1 0 0 6 TOTALS 200 22-46 11-22 11-22 32 18 11 11 2 5 66 23-Williams, Braxton 21 3-4 0-0 6-7 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 PITTSBURG STATE...... 74 TEAM 2 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts MISSOURI WESTERN...... 69 TOTALS 200 34-68 9-17 22-29 38 39 17 20 2 3 99 04-Gustafson,Josiah 35 3-10 1-1 5-5 5 1 3 0 0 0 12 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 20-Dieng, Lamine 15 3-6 0-0 0-0 2 4 0 1 0 0 6 00-Emmanuel, Aaron 32 2-4 1-1 3-5 2 3 3 2 0 1 8 PITTSBURG STATE...... 106 03-Flynn,Javis 39 2-5 1-1 3-6 8 3 4 2 0 6 8 03-Sampson, Trey 21 0-3 0-2 3-4 2 1 1 3 0 0 3 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 11-Starks,Trey 30 7-13 0-2 6-6 3 5 2 4 0 2 20 05-Mitter, Wes 19 2-3 2-2 0-0 1 2 2 2 0 1 6 04-Gustafson,Josiah 36 6-8 4-5 3-3 4 4 0 3 0 1 19 32-Jones,Dakota 33 3-7 1-2 2-2 3 3 2 2 0 0 9 24-Thomas, Kevin 23 1-4 0-0 0-0 5 1 0 2 1 1 2 20-Dieng, Lamine 24 5-7 0-0 3-6 5 3 0 1 0 1 13 05-Owens,Chris 20 2-8 0-2 1-1 8 0 2 0 0 1 5 33-Byrd, Currie 22 5-8 4-6 2-2 1 3 2 0 0 2 16 03-Flynn,Javis 35 3-5 0-0 13-17 3 4 4 6 0 4 19 22-Hays,Denton 10 3-6 0-0 2-2 3 1 0 0 0 0 8 01-Wentzien, Miles 20 2-5 1-3 0-0 5 1 2 0 0 0 5 11-Starks, Trey 19 2-7 0-3 12-16 4 2 3 6 0 1 16 23-Brinker,Creighton 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 02-Clearman, Cole 28 5-9 2-5 3-3 0 4 2 0 0 0 15 32-Jones, Dakota 35 5-9 2-2 11-11 2 2 1 2 0 1 23 24-Gergory,Trevor 14 3-4 0-0 0-0 2 2 1 1 1 0 6 13-Newson, Xavier 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 05-Owens, Chris 20 4-6 0-0 3-6 5 2 1 0 0 0 11 TEAM 2 15-Winker, Calvin 14 0-2 0-0 3-4 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 22-Hays, Denton 8 0-0 0-0 1-2 2 3 2 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 200 26-61 3-8 19-22 37 20 14 11 1 9 74 21-Koyamainavure M. 17 4-8 0-1 3-3 6 5 2 1 0 0 11 23-Brinker, Creighton 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 TEAM 4 24-Gergory, Trevor 8 1-3 0-0 2-2 6 5 0 1 1 0 4 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TOTALS 200 21-48 10-20 17-25 29 21 14 10 1 5 69 TEAM 1 UCO 38 54.2 44.4 87.5 TOTALS 200 26-45 6-10 48-63 32 25 11 20 1 8 106 PSU 25 42.6 37.5 86.4 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% MWSU 34 43.8 50.0 81.0 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% PSU 22 47.8 50.0 50.0 NSU 39 50.0 52.9 75.9 Officials:Ervin Wilson, Pat Boeh, Bobby Edwards PSU 48 57.8 60.0 76.2 Attendance: 1209 Technicals: none Officials: Brad Ferrie, John Hendricks, Dan Nowakowski Records: PSU 7-1, 2-0 MIAA; UCO 4-4, 0-2 MIAA Attendance: 1888 Officials:Brad Ferrie, Will Lynde, Rob Wolff Notes: Technicals: none Attendance: 1383 Records: PSU- 7-2, 2-1 MIAA; MWSU 3-6, 1-2 MIAA Technicals: Northeastern State-TEAM; Pittsburg State-None. Notes: Records: PSU 6-1, 1-0 MIAA; NSU 1-4, 0-1 MIAA Notes: Gorillas Rally In Second Half For 74-71 Win Over Bronchos No. 25 Gorillas Comeback Bid Comes

Gorillas Exploit RiverHawks Record- PITTSBURG — Trey Starks scored 18 of his game-high 20 Up Short, 69-66 points in the second half as the Pittsburg State University men’s Breaking Charity in 106-99 Win ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Pittsburg State men’s basketball basketball team rallied from a double-digit deficit to defeat the team dug itself another double-digit first-half deficit but this PITTSBURG — The Pittsburg State University men’s University of Central Oklahoma, 74-71, Saturday (Dec. 5) at John time the No. 25 Gorillas couldn’t quite complete the comeback. basketball team set school and MIAA records for free throws Lance Arena. Missouri Western’s Currie Byrd hit a pair of critical 3-pointers made and attempted as the Gorillas claimed a 106-99 victory The Gorillas (7-1, 2-0 MIAA) trailed 38-25 at halftime against in the game’s final 1:47 after the Gorillas had battled back to tie over Northeastern State University in the conference opener for the Bronchos (4-4, 0-2 MIAA), but Pitt State erased the 13-point the score and the Griffons pulled out a 69-66 victory Thursday both schools Wednesday (Dec. 2) at John Lance Arena. deficit in the first eight minutes of the second half, pulling even (Dec. 10) at the MWSU Fieldhouse. The Gorillas (6-1, 1-0 MIAA) generated 48 points at the free at 45-45 on Denton Hays’ mid-range jumper with 12:26 to play. The loss snapped a five-game winning streak for Pitt State throw line, converting 48 of 63 attempts in a game slowed by Hays followed with another jumper to give Pitt State a 47-45 ad- (7-2, 2-1 MIAA) as the Gorillas fell from a tie atop the conference 64 combined personal fouls. Pitt State also shot 57.8 percent vantage with 11:44 remaining and neither team led by more than standings. MWSU improved to 3-6 overall and 1-2 in the MIAA. from the field against the RiverHawks (1-4, 0-1 MIAA) as six three points down the stretch in a game that featured 11 ties. Trey Sampson made three of four free throws in the final Gorilla players scored in double figures. Kendahl Amerson’s 3-pointer gave UCO a 69-66 lead with 21 seconds, but his miss with 7.2 seconds to play left the Dakota Jones led Pitt State with a career-high 23 points. 1:53 to play in the game, but Pitt State outscored the Bronchos door open for Pitt State to force overtime. Josiah Gustafson He was 5-for-9 from the field, including a perfect 2-for-2 from 8-2 down the stretch. rebounded Sampson’s miss and rushed the ball upcourt. He 3-point range and 11-for-11 from the foul line. Javis Flynn and Starks hit a jumper to make it a 69-68 game with 1:22 found Jaxon Holden at the top of the key but his 25-footer Josiah Gustafson added 19 points apiece with Flynn making 13 remaining. After UCO’s Cornell Neal was called for an offensive missed at the buzzer. of 17 free throws. Gustafson scored 17 of his points in the first foul, the Gorillas worked the ball to Starks again and he was Dakota Jones matched his career high with 23 points on the half, including back-to-back 3-pointers in a 32-second flurry fouled with 41 seconds left. His two free throws gave the Goril- night, including five of Pitt State’s 11 3-pointers in the contest. that turned a tenuous 2-point lead into an eight-point margin las a 70-69 lead. The Gorillas made 62.5 percent of their shots in the second half, late in the opening stanza. UCO’s Seth Heckart missed a guarded 3-pointer with 21 making 15 of 24 shots after struggling through a tepid first half Trey Starks added 16 points, while Lamine Dieng chipped in ticks remaining and Starks was fouled and made two more free shooting slump (7-22, .318). with 13 and Chris Owens finished with 11. throws with 17 seconds to go. The Griffons outscored the Gorillas, 17-11, at the foul line. Pitt Dakota Caudill had a team-leading 19 points for the Trai Jordan made two free throws with eight seconds State converted just 50 percent of its charity shots, making 11 of RiverHawks, who shot 50 percent from the floor in the game remaining to get the Bronchos back to within a point, at 72-71. 22 attempts, while MWSU made 17 of 21 (.810) free throws. (34 of 68) and made 22 of 29 free throws. He posted a double- UCO then fouled Pitt State’s Dakota Jones, who sank both char- Holden, returning to the Pitt State lineup after missing five double with a game-high 11 rebounds as well. Trey Mohair ity shots for the game’s final margin with six seconds to play. games with a concussion, scored 11 points, while Trey Starks added 17 points and eight assists. Garen Wright’s desperation 3-pointer at the buzzer was off the chipped in with 10 Both Pitt State and NSU turned the ball over 20 times in mark for the Bronchos. Byrd had a team-leading 16 points to pace the Griffons, the contest. The RiverHawks committed 39 personal fouls with Josiah Gustafson scored 12 points to go along with Starks’ while Cole Clearman added 15 points. 10 players being charged with three or more infractions. The game high total, while Javis Flynn added eight points, a game- Gorillas were whistled for 25 fouls. high eight rebounds and four assists. Jones chipped in with Pitt State bested the previous MIAA records for free throws nine points. made (46) and attempted (60) set by former conference UCO got 16 points from Amerson, 15 from Neal, 12 from member Missouri State University 60 years ago. The Bears set Heckart and 11 from Jordan. those marks on Jan. 11, 1955, in a game against Northwest Missouri State University. The previous Pitt State record for free throws made was 41 against Southwest Baptist University on Feb. 19, 2005, while the Gorillas twice attempted 55 free throws – against the University of Central Arkansas on Nov. 21, 1998, and against Emporia State University on Feb. 4, 2002. GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 13 2015-2016 Game Capsules

Game 10 Game 11 Game 12 Dec. 13, 2015 • Maryville, Mo. • Bearcat Arena Dec. 16, 2015 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Dec. 19, 2015 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Pittsburg State 48, Northwest Missouri 97 Pittsburg State 63, Washburn 76 Pittsburg State 66, Emporia State 70

PITTSBURG STATE...... 48 WASHBURN...... 76 EMPORIA STATE...... 70 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 24-Gergory,Trevor 18 4-5 0-0 5-5 0 2 1 0 0 0 13 11-Wiggins,Cameron 34 8-13 6-6 4-7 5 0 0 1 0 1 26 01-Oswald, Joshua 31 8-15 0-1 3-3 8 3 3 2 0 1 19 03-Flynn,Javis 33 1-3 0-1 3-5 2 3 5 4 0 1 5 05-Blake, Javion 30 7-14 2-4 3-4 2 3 4 1 0 0 19 11-Moore,Terrence 34 5-12 0-0 2-2 2 2 5 2 0 1 12 04-Gustafson,Josiah 27 4-6 1-2 0-0 6 3 0 2 1 0 9 22-Skeens, Brady 29 4-5 0-0 2-5 8 4 2 1 2 4 10 13-Swank,Micah 26 2-5 2-4 5-6 2 4 2 1 0 3 11 11-Starks,Trey 6 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 03-Smith, Randall 16 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 5 6 5 1 0 2 23-McKinney,Charles 19 2-3 1-2 2-5 4 3 1 0 0 0 7 32-Jones,Dakota 38 1-6 0-2 4-4 5 2 1 5 0 0 6 34-Lickteig,Jeremy 13 0-0 0-0 1-2 3 2 0 2 0 0 1 41-Fisher,Bradley 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 11-Ferndandez,Adrian 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4-Wilson, Andy 21 3-7 1-3 2-2 3 2 0 1 0 0 9 30-Pedersen,Josh 32 1-6 1-3 3-4 4 2 1 2 0 1 6 15-Wilson, Lucas 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14-Ulsaker, Christian 22 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 0 3 2 0 0 6 05-Hall,Brandon 20 3-5 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 20-Dieng,Lamine 14 0-3 0-0 1-2 2 4 0 3 1 0 1 21-Christopher,Robert 22 1-5 0-0 1-2 10 3 1 0 0 1 3 10-Temaat,Jay 17 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 21-Holden, Jaxon 29 2-6 1-2 1-2 0 0 2 1 0 1 6 13-Martin, Tyas 9 0-3 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 03-Jordan,Tyler 4 1-1 1-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 22-Hays,Denton 20 3-4 1-1 1-2 1 3 0 1 1 1 8 31-Johnson, Cole 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33-Sardin,Terrence 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 7 0-1 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 42-Anderson, Colton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22-Spencer,Devin 6 0-1 0-0 1-2 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 TEAM 4 TEAM 3 TEAM 2 TOTALS 200 15-36 3-10 15-20 23 17 9 17 3 3 48 TOTALS 200 26-52 9-15 15-24 39 21 16 14 3 7 76 TOTALS 200 24-52 6-14 16-22 28 24 15 11 0 7 70

NORTHWEST MISSOURI...... 73 PITTSBURG STATE...... 63 PITTSBURG STATE...... 66 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 32-Dougherty, Brett 17 4-6 0-0 0-0 4 4 0 0 1 0 8 04-Gustafson,Josiah 37 3-7 2-3 6-6 3 1 0 3 0 0 14 04-Gustafson,Josiah 34 3-8 3-4 4-4 3 2 3 0 1 2 13 33-Schneider, Zach 37 3-8 3-8 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 2 9 32-Jones,Dakota 29 3-11 2-4 3-4 3 3 2 1 0 0 11 32-Jones,Dakota 30 3-6 2-3 0-0 3 3 0 2 0 0 8 01-Pitts, Justin 32 7-11 1-3 4-6 4 3 5 5 0 0 19 21-Holden, Jaxon 20 3-5 1-3 2-2 3 5 1 2 0 1 9 22-Hays,Denton 13 2-2 0-0 4-5 1 1 0 1 0 0 8 23-Ndow,Chris-Ebou 23 3-10 1-3 3-5 5 3 0 0 0 3 10 24-Gergory,Trevor 14 0-2 0-0 2-2 3 2 0 0 0 0 2 24-Gergory,Trevor 19 2-6 0-0 1-2 5 3 0 2 0 0 5 24-Crooker, Connor 40 3-4 2-3 0-0 2 2 3 3 0 1 8 22-Hays,Denton 19 0-3 0-0 0-0 2 3 1 1 1 0 0 03-Flynn,Javis 24 1-2 0-0 2-3 3 4 4 4 0 1 4 20-Woods, Anthony 26 7-10 0-0 0-1 3 2 6 6 1 1 14 03-Flynn,Javis 14 2-5 1-2 4-5 0 3 4 4 0 0 9 11-Starks,Trey 30 3-10 0-2 6-7 3 2 6 3 0 1 12 30-Mosby, D’Vante 19 2-3 0-1 1-4 5 4 1 1 2 3 5 05-Owen, Chris 23 2-10 2-5 0-0 5 3 1 2 0 0 6 20-Dieng,Lamine 17 5-6 0-0 0-1 4 2 0 2 0 1 10 34-Starzl, Dray 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23-Brinker,Creighton 23 2-2 2-2 0-0 3 1 0 0 1 0 6 21-Holden, Jaxon 22 2-3 1-1 1-2 1 1 0 0 0 0 6 TEAM 2 20-Dieng,Lamine 19 3-4 0-0 0-1 4 1 0 0 0 2 6 23-Brinker,Creighton 11 0-2 0-1 0-0 5 1 1 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 200 29-53 7-19 8-16 28 19 15 9 4 11 73 10-Fernandez,Adrian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15-Wilson, Lucas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TEAM 2 TOTALS 200 21-45 6-11 18-24 29 19 14 14 2 5 66 PSU 20 41.7 30.0 75.0 TOTALS 200 18-49 10-19 17-20 28 22 9 14 2 3 63 NWMSU 28 54.7 36.8 50.0 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% ESU 30 46.2 42.9 72.7 WU 29 50.0 60.0 62.5 PSU 34 46.7 54.5 75.0 Officials:Tom Svehla, Bill Titcomb, Roger Schmitz PSU 29 36.7 52.6 85.0 Attendance: 1034 Technicals: none Officials:Brian McAnally, Owen Shortt, Ryan Dennis Records: PSU 7-3, 2-2 MIAA; NWMSU 6-2, 4-0 MIAA Officials:Rob Wolff, Jeff Campbell, John Moore Attendance: 1440 Notes: Attendance: 1089 Technicals: none Technicals: none Records: PSU 7-5, 2-4 MIAA; ESU 5-5, 3-2 MIAA Records: PSU 7-4, 2-3 MIAA; WU 7-2, 3-1 MIAA Notes: Gorillas Fall on the Road at Northwest Notes: Missouri Hornets Rally in Final Minute For 70-66 Ichabods Pull Away in Second Half for MARYVILLE, Mo. – The Pitt State men’s basketball team fell to Victory Northwest Missouri on the road, 73-48, Sunday (Dec. 13). 76-63 Win PITTSBURG – Terrence Moore hit a driving, contested layup Trevor Gregory led the Gorillas with 13 points. Josiah PITTSBURG – Washburn opened the second half on a 13-3 with 23 seconds remaining to break a 66-66 tie and Joshua Gustafson added nine and Denton Hays, eight. Gustafson led run to break open a tie game en route to a 76-63 victory over Oswald sealed the game following a Pittsburg State turnover the team with six rebounds. Javis Flynn had five assists. the Pittsburg State men’s basketball team Wednesday (Dec. 16) with two free throws with six seconds to go as Emporia State The Gorillas committed 17 turnovers in the game, which at John Lance Arena. claimed a 70-66 win Saturday (Dec. 19) at John Lance Arena. the Bearcats turned in to 19 points. Justin Pitts topped three The Gorillas (7-4, 2-3 MIAA) dropped their third straight The Gorillas (7-5, 2-4 MIAA) found themselves down seven, Northwest players in double figures with 19. decision after starting the season 7-1 and debuting at No. 61-54, with 5:49 to play in the game against the Hornets After a 5-5 tie early in the game, Northwest Missouri went 25 in the D2SIDA NCAA Division II Top 25 poll. The Ichabods (5-5, 3-2 MIAA), but Pitt State scored the next nine points to on a 6-0 run to take a lead that they never relinquished. The improved to 7-2 overall and 3-1 in the MIAA. go in front, 63-61, on Josiah Gustafson’s 3-pointer with 3:24 Bearcats used small runs and a five-minute Pitt State scoring After falling behind 10 points, 42-32, with 17:42 to play remaining. drought to build to a double digit lead, 24-14, with 5:54 to in the contest, Pitt State whittled away at the deficit and Pitt State still led 65-63 following a pair of free throws go in the half. Pitt State allowed only one free throw from pulled within a point, 55-54, on a pair of free throws by Josiah by Javis Flynn with 2:16 to go, but ESU’s Micah Swank hit a the Bearcats after that, while cutting their lead to only six. Gustafson with 9:30 to go. baseline 3-pointer with 1:20 left. Trey Starks made one of two Northwest’s Anthony Woods hit a jumper with only six seconds The Ichabods countered by outscoring the Gorillas 14-2 over free throws for the GOrillas with 1:06 remaining to knot the left in the half to make the halftime score, 28-20. the next four minutes, building back a 69-56 advantage with score at 66. Pitt State was able to keep the Bearcats close in the second 5:51 remaining. Oswald finished with a game-high 19 points and eight half until some scoring woes and a 7-0 Bearcat run put the Gustafson paced the Gorillas with 14 points, while Dakota rebounds to lead the Hornets, while Moore and Swank added home team up 62-43. Pitt State was not able to hit a shot from Jones finished the night with 11 points. 12 and 11 points. the floor from 8:29 until the end of the game, but connected on Washburn got a game-high 26 points from Cameron Gustafson led three Pitt State players in double figures with nine free throws during that span. Wiggins and 19 more from Javion Blake. 13 points. Starks finished with 12 and Lamine Dieng added 10.

14 GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 2015-2016 Game Capsules

Game 13 Game 14 Game 15 Jan. 2, 2016 • Hays, Kan. • Gross Memorial Coliseum Jan. 4, 2016 • Kearney, Neb. • Buckle Ct/H&S Center Jan. 7, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Pittsburg State 78, Washburn 89 Pittsburg State 75, Nebraska-Kearney 91 Pittsburg State 80, Central Missouri 69

PITTSBURG STATE...... 78 PITTSBURG STATE...... 75 CENTRAL MISSOURI...... 69 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 03-Flynn,Javis 35 4-6 2-2 9-11 5 5 7 4 0 5 19 04-Gustafson,Josiah 35 4-14 2-3 4-6 9 2 2 3 0 0 13 0-Cunningham,D’Marnier 32 7-12 0-2 5-8 7 2 3 2 0 2 19 04-Gustafson,Josiah 29 7-17 3-9 0-1 2 3 2 2 0 3 17 20-Dieng,Lamine 30 5-10 0-0 3-4 9 2 1 0 2 0 13 31-Reaves,Spencer 35 5-9 3-7 0-1 6 4 4 1 0 0 13 21-Holden, Jaxon 29 1-6 1-6 4-4 2 1 1 1 0 0 7 21-Holden, Jaxon 27 3-7 1-3 4-6 0 1 2 0 0 0 12 33-Wolf,Kyle 32 4-11 4-10 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 1 12 20-Dieng,Lamine 13 2-6 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 4 0 0 4 32-Jones,Dakota 21 1-4 2-4 2-4 1 4 2 0 0 0 9 05-Eckwood,Tereke 22 3-6 0-0 3-5 0 2 0 4 0 0 9 32-Jones,Dakota 21 0-2 0-0 0-0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 03-Flynn,Javis 38 7-10 1-2 3-4 5 4 6 2 0 1 5 20-Lawrence,Marquiez 6 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 1 1 0 0 11-Starks,Trey 27 8-12 2-5 2-5 4 2 3 0 0 1 20 11-Starks,Trey 28 2-3 0-0 3-4 1 3 2 2 0 1 19 03-Woodson,Brad 25 2-4 0-1 2-5 5 1 1 0 0 0 6 24-Gergory,Trevor 17 2-2 0-0 2-3 3 3 0 2 0 0 6 24-Gergory,Trevor 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 4 10-Sykes,Isiah 13 2-4 1-3 1-2 0 1 0 2 0 0 6 05-Owen, Chris 11 1-3 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 1 0 1 3 05-Owens, Chris 7 0-0 2-5 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22-Cochran,Tony 12 1-4 0-3 0-0 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 22-Hays,Denton 14 0-2 0-0 2-2 3 2 2 3 0 0 2 22-Hays,Denton 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 55-Sandboothe,Garrett 12 0-1 0-0 2-2 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 4 0-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10-Fernandez,Adrian 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50-Lowrance,Jakob 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 TEAM 4 15-Wilson,Lucas 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 24-Gabriel,Williams 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 TOTALS 200 25-58 9-26 19-26 28 20 16 18 0 11 78 23-Brinker,Creighton 0 0-1 2-2 0-0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 TEAM 5 TEAM 1 TOTALS 200 24-54 8-26 13-23 30 21 8 11 2 3 69 FORT HAYS STATE...... 89 TOTALS 200 25-57 6-19 19-28 28 23 15 7 2 2 75 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts PITTSBURG STATE...... 80 21-Stoppel,Jake 26 10-15 0-0 4-5 7 1 3 1 0 0 24 NEBRASKA-KEARNEY...... 91 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 11-Davis,Rob 26 2-6 2-5 8-8 3 4 0 1 0 3 14 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 03-Nicholson,Craig 29 5-7 2-2 0-0 4 4 9 1 0 1 12 30-Beranek,Connor 39 7-18 0-0 11-12 16 4 5 3 1 0 25 32-Jones,Dakota 34 5-10 2-6 4-4 7 4 3 3 0 0 9 24-Samac,Don 32 3-8 0-2 3-4 8 1 2 5 0 1 9 32-Brozek,Ethan 34 8-15 0-0 4-4 8 3 6 2 1 1 20 20-Dieng,Lamine 20 6-8 0-0 1-2 5 2 0 1 1 0 13 22-Enoch,Kenny 28 3-6 1-4 0-0 1 1 3 2 1 1 7 31-Lansman,Trey 24 7-11 3-6 0-0 1 3 0 0 0 1 17 04-Gustafson,Josiah 33 2-5 1-2 2-2 3 3 2 1 0 0 13 00-O’Neil,Trey 21 4-5 2-3 0-0 5 1 2 1 0 1 10 34-Danielson,Ty 31 5-7 3-5 1-1 4 2 1 3 0 2 14 03-Flynn,Javis 33 1-2 0-0 1-3 6 2 5 2 0 1 5 04-Gillum,Hadley 15 5-6 0-0 0-0 1 4 0 2 0 0 10 01-Rohrich,Lane 22 2-2 0-0 4-6 1 4 2 1 0 0 8 21-Holden, Jaxon 18 1-3 0-2 0-1 3 3 2 1 1 1 12 05-Kinnamon,Kyler 11 1-2 0-0 1-2 1 3 2 0 1 0 3 03-Sweet,Josh 21 1-3 1-3 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 3 11-Starks,Trey 27 7-15 0-5 5-5 4 4 4 1 0 1 19 33-Kite,Drew 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 3 1 2 0 0 40-Burns,Carter 21 1-2 1-2 0-1 3 2 0 1 2 0 3 05-Owens, Chris 15 4-6 3-4 2-2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 23-Holmes,Grant 5 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02-Almond,Pierce 0 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24-Gergory,Trevor 9 2-3 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 TEAM 4 24-Dineen,Kevin 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 22-Hays,Denton 11 0-1 0-0 3-4 6 2 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 33-56 7-17 16-19 35 20 24 19 4 7 89 12-Barry,Jalen 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 TEAM 3 TOTALS 200 28-53 6-19 18-23 37 21 17 10 2 4 80 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TOTALS 200 31-58 8-16 21-26 41 21 18 10 4 5 91 PSU 30 43.1 34.6 73.1 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% FHSU 39 58.9 41.2 84.2 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% UCM 30 44.4 30.8 56.5 PSU 28 43.9 31.6 67.9 PSU 42 52.8 31.6 78.3 UNK 40 53.4 50.0 80.8 Officials:Chris Hill, Danny McKenzie, Steve Heiman Attendance: 2768 Officials:Brad Ferrie, Will Lynde, John Moore Technicals: none Officials:Doug Votava, Brooks Wells, Richard Buchman Attendance: 1125 Records: PSU 7-6, 2-5 MIAA; FHSU 10-2, 4-2 MIAA Attendance: 3211 Technicals: none Notes: Technicals: none Records: PSU- 8-7; UNK- 8-7 Records: PSU 7-7, 2-6 MIAA; UNK 7-5, 4-3 MIAA Notes: Notes: Tigers Knock Off Gorillas, 89-78, to Gorillas Dump Mules, 80-69, to End Usher in New Year Tigers Knock Off Gorillas, 89-78, to Skid PITTSBURG – The Pitt State men’s basketball team fell to Usher in New Year Fort Hays State, 89-78, on Saturday (Jan. 2) at Gross Memorial PITTSBURG – Trey Starks and Dakota Jones combined to PITTSBURG – The Gorilla men’s basketball team lost to Coliseum. The Gorillas move to 7-6 overall and 2-5 in league score 24 second-half points, and 35 combined points overall, to Nebraska-Kearney, 91-75, on Monday evening (Jan. 4) at the play. The Tigers improve to 10-2 and 4-2. lead the Pittsburg State University men’s basketball team to an UNK Health and Science Center. Fort Hays State shot .589 from the floor overall, helping 80-69 victory over the University of Central Missouri Thursday Trey Starks led the Gorillas with 19 points. Josiah Gustafson them to secure the win. The Gorillas shot .431, including .346 (Jan. 7) at John Lance Arena. and Lamine Dieng each added 13. Both were also just short of from long range. Pitt State was able to force 19 turnovers and The Gorillas (8-7, 3-6 MIAA) built a 21-point first-half cushion double-doubles as the each had nine rebounds as well. Twelve scored 23 points off those miscues. The Tigers held a 35-28 and weathered a late run by the Mules (9-4, 3-4 MIAA) in the of Gustafson’s 13 points came in the second half. Jaxon Holden rebounding advantage over the Gorillas. final minutes of the opening stanza to maintain a 12-point lead added 12. Trey Starks led Pitt State with 20 points off the bench. Javis at the break. UCM never got any closer than 10 points of Pitt The Gorilla offense was cold in the first half, as the team shot Flynn added 19, including 9-for-11 from the free throw line. State in the final 20 minutes of play. only .345 (10-for-29) overall and .200 (2-for-10) from long range. Flynn also led the Gorillas with five rebounds, seven assists and Chris Owens scored all of his career-high 13 points in the Conversely, the Lopers shot 42 percent overall and 57 percent five steals. Gustafson added 17 points, including three threes. first half to spark the Gorillas off the bench. The Gorillas shot 64 from three. The Lopers also made 14 free throws compared to Pitt State trailed by nine at the half after being behind by percent from the floor in the opening period, making 16 of 25 just six for Pitt State. as many as 12 late in the half. The two teams were very evenly shots. Pitt State finished the game 28 of 53 from the field (.528). Pitt State started the second half better, making six of its first matched, the Tigers were just able to string together several Starks scored 13 of his game-high 19 points after halftime. eight shots. However, the Lopers continued their hot shooting small runs and make four more shots to lead 39-30 after the Jones chipped in with 16 points and a game-high seven and were able to stretch the lead to 17. Pitt State made a little first 20 minutes. rebounds. Lamine Dieng also scored in double figures with 13 run with under five to go, capitalizing on some UNK turnovers Fort Hays State started the second half with a 6-0 run, but points. to make the score 79-69. the Gorillas later answered with an 8-0 run to cut the lead to D’Marnier Cunningham had a team-leading 19 points for The Gorillas cut the Loper lead to single digits, 84-75, with seven, 53-46. The run was capped by a Gustafson three with UCM, while Spencer Reaves added 13. Kyle Wolfe, who made a Starks three with just over two minutes to go. UNK answered 13:19 to go in the game. three 3-pointers in a row in the final 1:09 of the first half to trim with four quick points to take the lead back 13 and a dunk by The Tigers came back and stretched their lead to 11 again at a 21-point deficit to a 12-point margin, added 12 points on the Connor Beranek with 27 seconds left sealed the win. 68-57. Pitt State would take the lead back down to single digits, night. He made four treys in the opening period, but missed all Beranek led all scorers with 25 points. but Hays came back again. The Gorillas were in the double five of his second-half attempts. bonus for the last six minutes of the game and used good free throw shooting to cut the lead to single digits again with just over a minute left. Late free throws by the Tigers gave them the final 11-point, 89-78 win. Fort Hays State’s Jake Stoppel led five Tiger players in double figures with a game-high 24 points.

GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 15 2015-2016 Game Capsules

Game 16 Game 17 Game 18 Jan. 9, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Jan. 16, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Jan. 21, 2016 • St. Charles, Mo. • Robert F. Hyland Arena Southwest Baptist 83, Pittsburg State 71 Pittsburg State 89, Missouri Southern 80 Pittsburg State 70, Lindenwood 66

SOUTHWEST BAPTIST...... 83 MISSOURI SOUTHERN...... 80 PITTSBURG STATE...... 70 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 03-Woodfall,Kai 24 6-10 5-8 0-0 3 2 0 1 0 0 17 55-Woodfall,Kai 40 7-14 0-1 18-19 8 2 3 2 0 4 32 04-Gustafson,Josiah 35 7-13 1-3 6-6 9 1 0 2 0 1 21 24-Brown, Kalehl 26 4-7 0-0 6-7 4 2 3 0 0 1 14 54-Brown, Kalehl 17 7-9 0-0 1-1 2 4 1 2 0 1 15 32-Jones,Dakota 37 6-12 3-4 0-0 2 3 2 1 0 0 15 31-Patterson,Brian 31 5-11 1-3 1-2 7 3 3 2 0 0 12 1-Patterson,Brian 40 4-12 4-9 0-0 1 3 0 2 0 1 12 22-Hays,Denton 28 7-12 0-0 1-3 0 1 0 0 3 1 25 20-Hovey,Logan 17 5-6 0-0 0-2 2 4 0 3 0 0 10 0-Hovey,Logan 38 3-12 1-4 1-2 8 2 2 6 0 0 8 21-Holden, Jaxon 18 2-4 1-3 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 02-Brown, Kalund 28 1-2 0-1 0-0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 21-Brown, Kalund 28 2-4 0-1 0-0 1 5 3 2 0 0 4 03-Flynn,Javis 29 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 4 4 1 0 2 0 15-Dean,Cartier 27 4-7 0-1 2-3 4 2 0 4 0 2 10 34-Dean,Cartier 14 2-3 0-1 3-3 2 5 2 1 0 0 7 11-Starks,Trey 32 4-8 0-0 4-4 2 2 1 1 0 0 12 12-Prgomet,Damian 6 3-4 0-0 3-5 5 1 0 0 1 0 9 11-Prgomet,Damian 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 2 0 1 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 12 1-4 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 22-Nahirny,Nate 16 3-4 1-1 0-0 2 3 0 4 0 0 7 33-Nahirny,Nate 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 05-Owen, Chris 9 0-3 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 05-Oghide,Theo 4 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 TEAM 4 TEAM 1 33-Campbell, Andy 15 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 26-57 5-16 23-25 29 22 12 17 0 7 80 TOTALS 200 27-58 5-10 11-13 25 13 8 5 3 5 70 21-Biyendolo,Marley 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 TEAM 3 PITTSBURG STATE...... 89 LINDENWOOD...... 66 TOTALS 200 32-54 7-16 12-19 33 19 10 16 1 3 83 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 32-Jones,Dakota 35 6-12 2-4 2-4 5 3 2 0 0 0 16 22-Arentsen,Cory 37 11-19 5-10 0-0 4 3 4 3 0 0 37 PITTSBURG STATE...... 71 04-Gustafson,Josiah 26 5-11 1-2 3-4 7 4 3 1 0 1 14 32-Biggs, Zachary 22 4-8 0-0 0-0 8 0 1 2 0 0 22 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 20-Dieng,Lamine 13 6-8 0-0 0-1 5 4 0 4 1 0 12 1-Newman, Brad 34 2-9 0-2 2-2 3 1 3 4 0 1 34 04-Gustafson,Josiah 28 6-12 2-4 5-6 9 2 0 0 0 0 19 21-Holden, Jaxon 21 2-3 1-2 2-2 2 3 1 0 0 0 7 12-Heili, Stanislas 30 2-5 0-0 0-0 13 4 0 3 3 0 30 20-Dieng,Lamine 30 6-11 0-0 2-2 6 3 0 1 0 0 14 03-Flynn,Javis 32 1-2 1-2 3-4 2 3 3 6 0 2 6 10-Diekvoss,Chandler 24 2-4 0-0 0-1 3 2 1 1 0 0 24 03-Flynn,Javis 31 5-9 1-5 2-2 3 3 5 3 0 3 13 11-Starks,Trey 30 5-10 3-5 6-6 2 2 5 3 0 0 19 2-McIntosh, LJ 27 5-8 2-4 1-1 1 0 3 0 0 0 27 32-Jones,Dakota 35 2-10 0-5 1-1 2 2 1 1 0 1 5 22-Hays,Denton 26 3-4 0-0 4-4 5 1 1 0 1 1 10 0-Mader, Sam 13 1-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 3 0 13 21-Holden, Jaxon 18 1-2 1-1 2-2 0 1 2 4 0 0 5 05-Owen, Chris 15 2-4 0-1 1-2 0 2 2 0 0 0 5 14-VandenBergh,Brett 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 7 11-Starks,Trey 29 6-10 1-3 1-1 2 3 2 2 0 1 14 23-Brinker,Creighton 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25-Van Osdale, Nick 6 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6 22-Hays,Denton 9 0-0 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TEAM 1 TEAM 3 05-Owen, Chris 13 0-2 0-1 0-0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 30-54 8-16 21-27 30 22 17 14 2 4 89 TOTALS 200 28-58 7-18 3-4 37 13 13 16 6 1 66 23-Brinker,Creighton 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24-Gergory,Trevor 2 0-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TEAM 2 MSSU 39 45.6 31.3 92.0 LWU 34 48.3 38.9 75.0 TOTALS 200 26-58 5-19 14-16 25 17 10 12 0 5 71 PSU 51 55.6 50.0 77.8 PSU 29 46.6 50.0 84.6

Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Officials:Ed Crenshaw, Roger Schmitz, Gregory Culotta SBU 38 59.3 43.8 63.2 Officials:Will Lynde, John Moore, Les Ewill Attendance: 868 PSU 36 44.8 26.3 87.5 Attendance: 1522 Technicals: none Technicals: none Records: PSU- 10-8; LWU- 12-6 Records: PSU- 9-8; SBU- 10-7 Notes: Officials:Pat Boeh, Chance Moore, Tuscan Gregg Notes: Attendance: 1273 Technicals: none Records: PSU- 8-8; SBU- 8-6 Gorillas Grind Out 70-66 Win Over Gorillas Knock Off MIAA Co-Leading Notes: Lions Lions, 89-80 ST. CHARLES, Mo. – The Pittsburg State University men’s Bearcats Turn Back Gorillas, 83-71 PITTSBURG – The Pittsburg State University men’s basketball basketball team overcame a double digit first-half deficit to team used a 14-2 run to overcome an early 7-2 deficit against push in front and then hold on for a 70-66 road victory over PITTSBURG – The Southwest Baptist University men’s Missouri Southern State University and flip the scoreboard in Lindenwood University Thursday (Jan. 21) at Robert F. Hyland basketball team shot 59.3 percent from the field in the game, the Gorillas favor. Pitt State would build a 14-point first-half Arena. pulling away in the second half for an 83-71 road victory over lead en route to an 89-80 victory over the Lions Saturday (Jan. Josiah Gustafson scored a team-leading 21 points to park Pittsburg State University Saturday (Jan. 9) at John Lance Arena. 16) at John Lance Arena. the Gorillas (10-8, 5-7 MIAA) past the Lions (12-6, 8-4 MIAA), The visiting Bearcats (8-8, 3-5 MIAA) led 38-36 at halftime The Gorillas (9-8, 4-7 MIAA) knocked Southern (10-7, 7-4 who entered the game in a tie atop the MIAA standings. against the Gorillas (8-8, 3-7 MIAA), but SBU scored 15 of the MIAA) out of a three-way tie atop the conference standings by Denton Hays added a career-high 15 points and three first 22 points in the second half to build a nine-point margin, shooting 60.6 percent from the field in the first half and scoring blocked shots in the contest, while Dakota Jones chipped in 53-44, with 14:15 remaining in the game. Pitt State could never a season-high 51 points in the first 20 minutes to play. with 15 points as well. get any closer than seven points of the Bearcats the rest of the Pitt State, up 51-39 at the break, led by double digits for Lindenwood’s Cory Arentsen led all scorers with 27 points. way. most of the second half. The Lions trimmed a 14-point deficit to Josiah Gustafson had a game-high 19 points and nine a seven-point margin, at 79-72, on two free throws by Taevaunn rebounds to lead the Gorillas, while Lamine Dieng (14), Trey Prince with 3:41 to go. Starks (14) and Javis Flynn (13) also scored in double figures. Javis Flynn made one of two free throws with 3:03 to play and after a missed 3-pointer by the Lions’ Austin Wright, Trey Starks converted two more free throws for the Gorillas for an 82-72 lead with 2:42 remaining. The Gorillas made five of six free throws down the stretch to seal the victory. Starks paced five Pitt State players in double figures with a team-leading 19 points. Dakota Jones added 16 points, while Josiah Gustafson finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Lamine Dieng added 12 points and Denton Hays chipped in with 10. Prince had a game-high 32 points thanks in large part to an 18 of 19 shooting day from the free throw line. The Lions overcame 45 percent shooting from the floor and 17 turnovers by converted 23 of 25 free throws in the contest.

16 GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 2015-2016 Game Capsules

Game 19 Game 20 Game 21 Jan. 23, 2016 • Jefferson City, Mo. • Jason Gym Jan. 27, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Jan. 30, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Lincoln 68, Pittsburg State 63 Pittsburg State 95, Missouri Western 73, Northwest Missouri 81, Pittsburg State 74

PITTSBURG STATE...... 63 PITTSBURG STATE...... 95 PITTSBURG STATE...... 74 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 04-Gustafson,Josiah 33 6-11 2-5 5-6 1 4 3 6 1 1 19 04-Gustafson,Josiah 34 7-9 4-5 6-6 3 3 2 1 1 0 24 04-Gustafson,Josiah 33 6-11 2-5 5-6 1 4 3 6 1 1 19 21-Holden, Jaxon 18 3-7 3-6 0-0 4 1 0 2 0 1 9 22-Hays,Denton 28 7-10 0-0 7-9 12 1 0 3 2 1 21 21-Holden, Jaxon 18 3-7 3-6 0-0 4 1 0 2 0 1 9 32-Jones,Dakota 31 2-6 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 1 0 0 5 32-Jones,Dakota 31 4-9 1-6 3-3 1 3 1 2 0 0 12 32-Jones,Dakota 31 2-6 1-3 0-0 3 3 2 1 0 0 5 03-Flynn,Javis 27 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 21-Holden, Jaxon 20 3-5 1-3 1-2 6 3 0 1 0 1 8 03-Flynn,Javis 27 0-1 0-0 2-2 4 4 4 4 0 2 2 22-Hays,Denton 27 1-5 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 1 0 0 2 03-Flynn,Javis 29 1-4 1-2 0-0 4 4 4 3 0 3 3 22-Hays,Denton 27 1-5 0-0 0-0 6 4 0 1 0 0 2 11-Starks,Trey 31 7-14 2-4 6-7 5 4 1 2 0 0 22 11-Starks,Trey 28 5-11 1-4 12-13 3 1 2 1 0 0 23 11-Starks,Trey 31 7-14 2-4 6-7 5 4 1 2 0 0 22 05-Owen, Chris 18 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 7 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 05-Owen, Chris 18 1-4 0-1 0-0 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 15-Wilson, Luke 6 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 0 1 1 0 0 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 15 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 0 0 0 1 2 2 TEAM 2 05-Owen, Chris 16 0-2 0-1 0-0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 2 TOTALS 200 21-50 8-19 13-15 32 22 11 17 3 6 63 10-Fernandez,Adrian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 21-50 8-19 13-15 32 22 11 17 3 6 63 TEAM 3 LINCOLN...... 68 TOTALS 200 29-52 8-21 29-33 32 18 10 12 3 6 95 NORTHWEST MISSOURI...... 81 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 10-Smith, Jaylon 33 8-20 6-13 1-3 7 3 1 2 1 2 23 MISSOURI WESTERN...... 73 01-Pitts, Justin 36 8-13 2-4 8-11 2 3 3 3 0 2 26 1-Virdure,Anthony 40 2-13 0-6 8-8 4 3 2 2 0 1 12 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 23-Ndow,Chris-Ebou 26 7-10 2-3 2-3 5 5 0 1 0 0 18 33-Mattox,Tacourrus 20 4-8 0-0 1-1 5 4 1 0 0 1 9 03-Sampson, Trey 34 6-16 5-14 3-3 0 2 1 3 0 1 20 24-Crooker,Conner 37 5-8 1-3 6-6 4 4 2 1 0 0 17 12-Lewis, Richie 37 2-6 0-3 4-4 6 3 7 3 0 4 8 00-Emmanuel,Aaron 34 7-14 0-2 1-3 6 4 4 2 0 0 15 33-Schneider,Zach 32 2-6 2-6 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 1 6 21-Nailes,Alexander 11 0-2 0-2 0-0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 13-Newson, Xavier 22 4-9 1-2 2-3 1 1 1 1 0 0 11 32-Dougherty,Brett 20 0-3 0-0 1-2 4 4 2 2 0 0 1 22-Clark, O’Shai 30 4-7 0-2 3-4 2 0 2 1 0 0 11 01-Wentzien,Miles 23 2-5 0-1 4-5 3 2 1 1 0 2 8 30-Mosby,D’Vante 23 3-4 0-0 3-4 2 2 1 1 1 1 9 25-Spudich,Aaron 20 0-2 0-0 3-4 7 4 0 2 0 1 3 24-Thomas,Kevin 8 0-3 0-0 2-2 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 20-Woods,Anthony 25 2-6 0-0 0-0 7 7 6 1 0 0 0 15-Ollison, Rod 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 21-Koyamainavure,M. 24 3-3 0-0 2-2 4 4 0 1 0 0 8 34-Starzi, Dray 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-Morfeld, Chase 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02-Clearman,Cole 20 2-4 2-3 0-0 4 5 2 1 0 0 6 TEAM 0 TEAM 4 42-Bonifas,Seth 7 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 TOTALS 200 27-50 7-16 20-26 25 19 14 9 2 4 81–– TOTALS 200 21-59 6-26 20-24 35 17 14 11 1 9 68 32-Hughes, Mason 1 0-0 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 15-Winker, Calvin 15 0-3 0-0 0-0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% 05-Mitter, Wes 8 0-3 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 LU 36 35.6 23.1 83.3 LU 36 35.6 23.1 83.3 33-Byrd, Currie 4 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 PSU 27 42.0 42.1 86.7 PSU 27 42.0 42.1 86.7 TEAM 5 TOTALS 200 25-63 8-23 15-20 31 24 10 13 0 3 73 Officials:Jeff Campbell, John Moore, Raymond Shipps Officials:Gene Millentree, Bobby Edwards, Troy Mathis Jr. Attendance: 1427 Attendance: 1095 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Technicals: none Technicals: none MWSU 31 39.7 34.8 75.0 Records: PSU- 11-10; LWU- 15-5 Records: PSU- 10-9; LWU- 12-7 PSU 44 55.8 38.1 87.9 Notes: Notes: Officials:Will Lynde, John Hendricks, Dan Nowakowski Attendance: 1243 Technicals: none Pitts, Bearcats Turn Back Gorillas, 81-74 Gorillas Grind Out 70-66 Win Over Records: PSU- 11-9; MWSU- 6-14 Notes: PITTSBURG – ustin Pitts scored a game-high 26 points to Lions lead visiting Northwest Missouri State University to an 81-74 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Trey Starks came up short on a victory over Pittsburg State University Saturday (Jan. 30) at John potential game-tying 3-pointer in the waning seconds and Gorillas Roll Past Griffons, 95-73 Lance Arena. Lincoln University added a transition layup at the buzzer for The Gorillas (11-10, 6-9 MIAA) trailed the Bearcats (15-5, 12-3 PITTSBURG – Three Pittsburg State University men’s MIAA) by three points, 64-61, with 3:43 to play in the game, a hard-fought 68-63 victory over Pittsburg State University basketball players – Josiah Gustafson, Trey Starks and Denton Saturday (Jan. 23) at Jason Gym. but Northwest used a 6-0 run over the next two minutes to Hays – combined for 68 points as the Gorillas rolled to a take control down the stretch. The Bearcats made 11 of 12 free In a game of several scoring runs, the Blue Tigers (12-7, 8-5 95-73 home victory over Missouri Western State University MIAA) struck last to knock off the Gorillas (10-9, 5-8 MIAA). throws in the final 1:12 to seal the victory. Wednesday (Jan. 27) at John Lance Arena. Chris-Ebou Ndow added 18 points for the Bearcats, while Pitt State used a 9-0 run to pull even with Lincoln, at 45-45, Gustafson scored a game-high 24 points on seven of nine with 11:23 to play in the game, but Lincoln countered with a Conner Crooker finished with 17 points. Northwest shot 54 shooting from the field to lead Pitt State (11-9, 6-8 MIAA). percent from the floor (27 of 50) for the game; and the Bearcats 13-0 run to force the Gorillas to chase from behind. Starks added 23 points, including 12 of 13 shooting from the Pitt State closed within four points, 60-56, on Trey Starks’ made 20 of 26 free throws in the contest. free throw line; and Hays posted career highs of 21 points and Trey Starks had a team-leading 21 points, while Dakota three-point play with 4:32 to play, but the Gorillas couldn’t get 12 rebounds to register his first career double-double against any closer until the game’s final minute. Jones added 20. Jaxon Holden finished with 13 and Josiah Western (6-14, 4-10 MIAA). Gustafson chipped in with 11 points. Josiah Gustafson hit a 3-pointer to make it a 66-63 game All told, the Gorillas shot 55.8 percent from the field for the with 49 seconds remaining. Lincoln’s Anthony Virdure then game, making 29 of 52 shots. Pitt State also converted 29 of 33 missed a 3-pointer with 17 ticks left to leave the door open for attemtps from the free throw line as the Gorillas outscored the Pitt State. Griffons, 29-15, at the charity stripe. Without a timeout, the Gorillas pushed the ball up the court Dakota Jones added 12 points for the Gorillas, while Jaxon and Starks managed a guarded attempt with seven seconds Holden finished with eight. left. Aaron Spudich rebounded for Lincoln, who cleared the ball The Griffons, who shot just 39.7 percent from the floor in to Richie Lewis and he layed it up for a buzzer-beating basket the game (25 of 63), got a team-leading 20 points from Trey for the game’s final five-point margin. Sampson. Aaron Emmanuel (15) and Xavier Newson (11) also Starks finished with a team-leading 22 points for the finished in double figures. Gorillas, while Gustafson added 19. He reached the 1,000 point mark for his career in the game with a pair of free throws with 13:05 to play in the game. Gustafson finished the game with 1,007 points in 77 career games for the Gorillas. Lincoln’s Jaylon Smith led all scorers with 23 points, while Virdure added 12 points and O’Shai Clark chipped in with 11 points for the Blue Tigers, who snapped a 29-game losing streak in the series against the Gorillas.

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Game 22 Game 23 Game 24 Feb. 3, 2016 • Topeka, Kan. • Lee Arena Feb. 6, 2016 • Emporia, Kan. • WL White Auditorium Feb. 11, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Pittsburg State 82, Washburn 71 Emporia State 78, Pittsburg State 66 Pittsburg State 101, Fort Hays State 92

PITTSBURG STATE...... 82 PITTSBURG STATE...... 66 FORT HAYS STATE...... 92 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 04-Gustafson,Josiah 33 11-16 5-8 0-0 4 3 2 3 3 5 27 03-Nicholson,Craig 32 8-10 3-4 3-5 2 3 11 3 0 4 22 22-Hays,Denton 32 4-6 0-0 4-4 6 1 2 0 3 0 12 04-Gustafson,Josiah 33 7-14 0-2 5-5 10 3 4 1 0 0 19 21-Stoppel,Jake 26 8-12 0-0 2-2 2 2 2 2 0 0 26 03-Flynn,Javis 34 2-7 1-4 0-0 8 3 4 0 0 3 5 22-Hays,Denton 28 5-6 0-0 2-4 4 2 0 2 1 1 12 11-Davis,Rob 35 5-14 3-6 3-4 1 5 1 0 0 0 35 11-Starks,Trey 37 5-14 3-5 1-2 5 2 1 4 0 2 14 03-Flynn,Javis 34 4-7 1-3 2-2 5 3 2 2 0 1 11 24-Samac,Dom 18 2-7 0-1 4-4 8 4 0 0 0 0 18 32-Jones,Dakota 34 5-7 0-1 5-5 3 2 2 0 0 0 15 11-Starks,Trey 22 3-9 1-2 0-0 1 1 1 5 0 0 7 22-Enoch,Kenny 24 2-4 2-3 1-1 0 2 1 0 0 0 24 05-Owen, Chris 16 3-6 1-3 0-0 1 3 0 2 0 0 7 32-Jones,Dakota 27 1-6 0-4 2-2 2 1 4 2 0 0 4 04-Gillum,Hadley 13 5-9 0-1 2-2 2 5 0 0 0 0 13 10-Fernandez,Adrian 1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05-Owen, Chris 22 2-5 2-4 0-0 2 3 0 0 1 0 6 00-O’Neil,Trey 16 1-3 1-3 1-2 3 3 0 1 0 0 16 15-Wilson, Lucas 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 23-Brinker,Creighton 15 1-4 0-0 1-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 05-Kinnamon,Kyler 14 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 3 2 1 0 1 14 23-Brinker,Creighton 9 1-2 0-1 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 21-Holden, Jaxon 14 1-2 0-1 2-2 1 1 0 1 0 1 2 33-Kite,Drew 21 1-1 0-0 0-0 1 4 1 1 0 0 21 TEAM 0 10-Fernandez,Adrian 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 25-Werth,Brady 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 TOTALS 200 31-60 10-23 10-11 29 16 11 9 6 11 82 15-Wilson, Lucas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 TEAM 1 TOTALS 200 33-63 9-18 17-22 20 31 18 8 0 5 92 WASHBURN...... 71 TOTALS 200 24-53 4-16 14-17 27 15 12 13 2 4 66 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts PITTSBURG STATE...... 101 22-Skeens, Brady 35 8-13 5-8 0-0 3 1 0 2 4 2 16 EMPORIA STATE...... 78 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 03-Smith, Randall 21 2-4 0-0 6-7 4 3 4 6 0 0 6 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 04-Gustafson,Josiah 28 5-8 3-5 9-10 8 4 2 2 0 0 22 04-Wilson, Andy 23 1-8 1-3 1-2 7 0 1 0 0 0 2 11-Moore,Terrance 33 7-13 0-2 3-4 8 2 9 3 0 4 17 22-Hays,Denton 31 3-6 0-0 6-8 6 2 1 4 0 1 12 05-Blake, Javion 34 5-10 0-0 0-2 2 0 5 5 0 1 13 23-McKinney,Charles 17 6-7 0-1 0-1 3 4 1 1 1 0 12 03-Flynn,Javis 32 2-3 2-3 4-7 9 4 6 2 0 1 10 14-Ulsaker, Christian 14 4-6 0-1 0-0 0 4 0 0 0 0 10 01-Oswald, Joshua 23 5-6 0-1 0-1 1 2 1 4 0 0 10 32-Jones,Dakota 30 1-2 0-1 8-8 1 4 5 3 0 1 10 11-Wiggins,Cameron 27 3-7 0-1 2-3 4 1 1 1 0 1 7 13-Swank, Micah 37 3-5 1-3 1-2 6 4 8 1 0 1 8 21-Holden, Jaxon 26 3-7 1-5 3-3 1 1 2 1 0 0 10 13-Martin, Tyas 25 3-7 0-0 3-5 5 0 2 0 0 0 9 30-Pedersen, Josh 18 3-6 2-3 0-0 0 3 1 0 1 0 8 11-Starks,Trey 27 9-11 4-6 6-9 4 1 2 1 0 1 28 15-Tucker, Heath 1 0-1 1-1 0-0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 21-Taylor, Jevon 21 4-6 3-4 0-0 1 0 2 0 0 3 11 05-Owen, Chris 17 3-8 1-5 0-0 4 3 1 0 2 0 7 24-Davis, Jackson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-Deere, Adrian 7 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 23-Brinker,Creighton 9 1-2 0-0 0-0 4 3 0 1 0 0 2 31-Johnson, Cole 3 0-0 0-2 0-0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 04-Allen, Kevin 13 1-3 0-0 2-2 4 2 0 1 0 0 4 TEAM 1 32-Obgonna, Emeka 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05-Hall, Brandon 15 1-6 1-2 0-2 2 1 4 2 0 0 3 TOTALS 200 27-47 11-25 36-45 38 22 19 14 2 4 101 34-Lickteig, Jeremy 12 1-5 0-0 0-0 0 2 2 0 0 0 6 10-Temaat, Jay 3 0-2 0-2 0-0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 42-Anderson,Colton 3 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 03-Jordan, Tyler 8 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TEAM 2 TEAM 0 FHSU 32 52.4 50.0 77.3 TOTALS 200 28-62 5-13 10-13 38 12 16 15 4 6 71 TOTALS 200 32-57 8-19 6-11 28 19 27 12 3 8 78 PSU 46 57.4 44.0 80.0

Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% WU 34 45.2 38.5 76.9 ESU 36 56.1 42.1 54.5 Officials:Jeff Malham, Jeff Campbell, Drew Bontrager PSU 38 51.7 43.5 90.9 PSU 33 45.3 25.0 82.4 Attendance: 2343 Technicals: none Records: PSU- 13-11; FHSU- 15-8 Officials:Pat Boeh, Robert Felder, Roger Schmitz Officials:Kelly Groom, Greg Culotta, John Ronan Notes: Attendance: 2347 Attendance: 2264 Technicals: none Technicals: none Records: PSU- 12-10; WU- 13-7 Records: PSU- 12-11; ESU- 10-12 Notes: Notes: Hot Shooting Gorillas Knock Off Tigers, 101-92 Gustafson, Gorillas Pull Away From Gorillas Lose at Emporia, 78-66 PITTSBURG – The Pittsburg State University men’s basketball team shot 57 percent from the field and generatd 36 points at EMPORIA, Kan. – The Pittsburg State men’s basketball team Ichabods, 82-71 the foul line as the Gorillas posted a 101-92 victory over Fort fell to 12-11 overall and 7-10 in MIAA play with a 78-66 loss to Hays State University Thursday (Feb. 11) at John Lance Arena. TOPEKA – Josiah Gustafson scored a game-high 27 points to Emporia State Saturday (Feb. 6) night at WL White Auditorium. Trey Starks scored a career-high 28 points on nine of help spark the Pittsburg State University men’s basketball team to Josiah Gustafson led the Gorillas with a double-double, 19 11 shooting from the field. He made four of Pitt State’s 11 an 82-71 road win over Washburn University Wednesday (Feb. 3). points and 10 rebounds. He was 7-of-14 from the floor and 5-of- 3-pointers in the contest. Josiah Gustafson added 22 points and The Gorillas (12-10, 7-9 MIAA) won for just the third time 5 from the charity stripe. He also had a team-high four assists. eight rebounds. He has now scored 1,110 points in 82 career since 1978 at Lee Arena, snapping an eight-game losing streak Denton Hays added 12 points and Javis Flynn, 11. games, climbing to 13th on the school’s all-time scoring list. on the home floor of the Ichabods (12-8, 8-7 MIAA). The game was back and forth in the early minutes, but Denton Hays added 12 points for the Gorillas (13-11, 8-10 Pitt State never trailed in the contest, but the Gorillas Pitt State used an 8-0 run to take a 24-17 lead on a jumper by MIAA), who made 27 of 47 shots from the floor in the game, weren’t able to pull away and take control until the game’s final Gustafson with 6:23 to go in the first half. However, Emporia while Javis Flynn added 10 points, a game-high nine rebounds five minutes. State answered with a 10-0 run of their own to go up three, and six of Pitt State’s 19 assists in the contest. Jaxon Holden and Gustafson hit a 3-pointer to turn a 65-62 edge into a six- 32-29 with 2:39 to go in the first half. Emporia State was able to Dakota Jones added 10 apiece. Pitt State made 36 of 45 free point margin wih 5:20 to play. Denton Hays added a jumper 30 stretch that lead to five, but Hays added a layup for the Gorillas throws in the contest – 30 of 36 in the second half to help hold seconds later for a 70-62 Pitt State lead. with less then a minute left in the half to put Pitt Tate down by off FHSU’s comeback bid. Javis Flynn and Gustafson added back-to-back 3-pointers to only three, 36-33, at the half. Craig Nicholson posted a double-double with 22 points make it a 76-64 game with 3:46 to play. The Ichabods weren’t The Gorillas were able to tie the game again early in the and 11 assists to pace the Tigers (15-8, 9-8 MIAA), who trailed able to counteract the run. second half, but Emporia took over, using a three by Brandon 46-32 at halftime. Jake Stoppel added 18 points and Rob Davis Gustafson made 11 of 17 shots from the floor, including Hall to take their largest lead of the game, 65-44, with 8:02 finished with 16. The Tigers shot 52 percent from the field in five of eight 3-pointers. He has now scored 1,069 points in 80 remaining. the game (33 of 63), but Pitt State outscored FHSU 36-17 at the career games, breaking into Pitt State’s career top 20 scoring Pitt State did go on an 11-0 run to cut the Hornet lead to 10, free throw line. list at No. 17. 67-57, with 2:17 to go, but the team did not have enough steam Dakota Jones added 15 points for the Gorillas, while Trey to come any closer, ending in the 78-66 loss. Starks finished with 14 and Hays chipped in with 12. Pitt State shot 51.7 percent from the field in the contest – 56.7 percent in the second half (17 of 30). Brady Skeens led three Washburn players in double figures with 16 points. He added a game-high 12 rebounds for a double-double.

18 GORILLAS VS. MSSU | FEB. 27, 2016 2015-2016 Game Capsules

Game 25 Game 26 Game 27 Feb. 13, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • John Lance Arena Feb. 17, 2016 • Pittsburg, Kan. • Multipurpose Building Feb. 20, 2016 • Bolivar, Mo. • John Q. Hammons Pittsburg State 77, Nebraska-Kearney 61 Pittsburg State 74, Central Missouri 72 Pittsburg State 85, Southwest Baptist 72

NEBRAKSA-KEARNEY...... 61 PITTSBURG STATE...... 74 PITTSBURG STATE...... 85 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 30-Beranek,Connor 38 8-17 1-1 4-6 11 5 2 3 1 1 21 32-Jones,Dakota 37 7-17 3-7 2-2 4 1 2 2 0 0 19 32-Jones,Dakota 33 8-11 3-5 4-5 2 4 2 3 0 2 8 31-Lansman,Trey 31 7-13 3-5 3-4 4 3 0 3 0 1 20 11-Starks,Trey 31 5-11 3-6 6-8 0 2 0 3 0 2 19 11-Starks,Trey 25 5-7 1-2 3-4 4 5 0 2 0 0 28 32-Brozek,Ethan 29 3-5 0-0 1-2 4 3 3 3 0 0 7 22-Hays,Denton 27 1-2 0-0 2-2 4 3 0 1 0 1 6 03-Flynn,Javis 35 0-4 0-3 8-10 4 1 8 7 0 3 10 34-Danielson,Ty 30 2-6 0-2 2-2 0 3 2 3 0 1 6 04-Gustafson,Josiah 27 1-7 0-3 1-4 5 3 3 0 1 0 6 04-Gustafson,Josiah 26 3-7 1-3 1-1 5 2 1 1 0 0 13 01-Rohrich,Lane 32 0-4 0-4 2-2 3 2 3 1 0 1 2 03-Flynn,Javis 25 1-1 0-0 0-6 6 5 3 1 0 1 2 22-Hays,Denton 25 2-8 0-0 2-4 7 3 0 4 1 1 5 40-Burns,Carter 4 1-4 0-2 1-1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 21-Holden, Jaxon 20 4-5 2-3 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 21-Holden, Jaxon 23 4-5 3-4 3-3 2 5 2 0 0 1 5 24-Dineen,Kevin 14 1-2 0-2 0-0 1 3 1 4 0 0 1 05-Owen, Chris 20 3-6 1-2 1-2 3 0 1 1 0 1 7 05-Owen, Chris 18 2-3 1-2 1-1 3 0 1 0 0 0 6 03-Sweet,Josh 22 0-3 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 23-Brinker,Creighton 13 2-2 0-0 1-0 1 1 0 0 1 1 5 23-Brinker,Creighton 13 2-2 0-0 2-2 0 5 0 1 2 0 2 TEAM 6 TEAM 5 15-Wilson, Lucas 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 22-54 4-17 13-17 30 21 12 17 1 4 61 TOTALS 200 24-51 9-21 17-26 28 17 9 8 2 6 74 10-Fernandez,Adrian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 TEAM 1 PITTSBURG STATE...... 77 CENTRAL MISSOURI...... 72 TOTALS 200 26-47 9-19 24-30 28 25 14 18 3 6 85 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 11-Starks,Trey 31 11-21 3-7 3-4 3 3 1 3 0 1 28 31-Reaves,Spencer 36 9-14 6-9 9-10 1 2 0 0 0 1 33 SOUTHWEST BAPTIST...... 72 04-Gustafson,Josiah 31 5-7 1-3 2-2 4 2 1 3 0 0 13 50-Lowrance,Jakob 36 7-12 0-2 3-4 6 2 1 1 5 0 17 Player MP FGs 3-PT FTs Reb F A To BS ST Pts 03-Flynn,Javis 29 4-6 0-1 2-3 1 2 4 2 0 2 10 20-Lawrence,Marquiez 20 3-6 0-0 2-3 5 4 2 3 2 0 8 03-Woodfall,Kai 26 5-8 3-6 5-5 2 2 0 3 0 0 21 32-Jones,Dakota 35 3-11 0-1 2-2 4 4 1 1 0 1 8 00-Cunningham,D. 31 2-9 0-2 0-0 4 2 3 7 0 2 4 15-Dean,Cartier 35 2-5 2-3 6-8 0 4 1 5 0 1 20 22-Hays,Denton 21 2-5 0-0 1-2 10 4 1 1 0 0 5 05-Eckwood,Tereke 30 1-2 0-0 1-1 4 1 5 1 0 1 3 20-Hovey,Logan 30 5-12 2-6 0-0 4 1 0 5 0 0 7 05-Owen, Chris 10 2-3 0-1 2-2 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 03-Woodson,Brad 27 2-4 0-1 0-0 2 4 0 1 0 1 4 24-Brown,Kalehl 26 4-6 1-2 3-4 5 3 2 0 0 2 6 21-Holden, Jaxon 24 2-6 0-3 1-1 3 4 0 2 0 1 5 22-Cochran,Tony 9 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 0 0 0 0 3 31-Patterson,Brian 16 1-2 1-2 2-2 5 5 1 2 1 2 2 23-Brinker,Creighton 15 1-1 0-0 0-0 5 0 0 0 2 0 2 11-O’Neil,Brett 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 22-Nahirny,Nate 22 2-3 0-0 2-2 2 3 3 0 0 0 3 15-Wilson, Lucas 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24-Gabriel,Williams 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 33-Campbell,Andy 15 1-2 1-1 1-2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 TEAM 2 TEAM 5 21-Biyendolo,Marley 12 1-3 0-1 0-2 0 3 1 3 0 0 0 TOTALS 200 30-60 4-16 13-16 35 20 9 13 2 5 77 TOTALS 200 25-48 7-15 15-18 28 18 12 14 7 5 72 05-Oghide,Theo 14 0-1 0-0 0-0 3 2 2 1 0 2 0 12-Prgomet,Damian 4 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% TEAM 0 UNK 35 40.7 23.5 76.5 PSU 34 47.1 42.9 65.4 TOTALS 200 21-44 10-21 20-29 24 25 10 20 1 7 72 PSU 33 50.0 25.0 81.3 UCM 34 52.1 46.7 83.3 Halftime FG% 3PT% FT% Officials:Robert Burris, Shea Hamilton, Brent Trammell Officials:Dan Nowakowski, John Hendricks, Nathan Chitwood PSU 36 55.3 47.4 80.0 Attendance: 1579 Attendance: 2500 SBU 40 47.7 47.6 69.0 Technicals: none Technicals: none Records: PSU- 14-11; UNK- 15-9 Records: PSU- 15-11; UCM- 13-12 Officials:Raymond Shipps, Leon Wilson, Scott Davis Notes: Notes: Attendance: 497 Technicals: none Records: PSU- 16-11; UNK- 10-16 Starks, Gorillas Pull Away For 77-61 Gorillas Assert Themselves Late in 74-72 Notes: Win Over UNK Win Over Mules Gorillas Pull Away in Second Half for PITTSBURG – Trey Starks matched his career-high scoring WARRENSBURG, Mo. – Dakota Jones and Trey Starks output from 48 hours prior, pouring in 28 points to lead the combined to hit 3-pointers on three consecutive possessions 85-72 Road Win Pittsburg State men’s basketball team to a 77-61 victory over in the game’s final 2:41 to help propel the Pittsburg State PITTSBURG – The Pittsburg State University men’s basketball Nebraska-Kearney Saturday (Feb. 13). University men’s basketball team to a 74-72 victory over the team opened the second half on a 22-2 run to turn a four-point The Gorillas (14-11, 9-10 MIAA) outscored the Lopers (15-9, University of Central Missouri Wednesday (Feb. 17) at the UCM halftime deficit into a commanding double-digit lead. The 11-7 MIAA) 21-12 in the final 6:08 to break open a five-point Multipurpose Building. Gorillas road that wave to an 85-72 road win over Southwest game to snap UNK’s six-game winning streak. Pitt State shot Jones, a Warrensburg native, buried a triple to tie the game Baptist University Saturday (Feb. 20). 55.2 percent in the second half (16-29) and finished the game at 63-63 with 2:41 to play. The Mules (13-12, 7-12 MIAA) went The Gorillas (16-11, 11-10 MIAA) posted their fourth straight 50 percent overall (30 of 60). back in front 65-63 on a jumper by D’Marnier Cunningham, but win and climbed to seventh place in the MIAA standings. The Starks scored 21 of his game-high 28 points in the second Starks countered with a 3-pointer to put the Gorillas (15-11, Bearcats slipped to 10-16 overall and 5-15 in conference play. half. Josiah Gustafson added 13 points, while Javis Flynn 10-10 MIAA) back in front 66-65 with 1:42 to go. Dakota Jones scored a game-high 23 points to pace the finished with 10 points and four assists. Cunningham missed a long 3-pointer with 1:15 remaining Gorillas, who shot 55.3 percent from the field in the game (26 Connor Beranek had 21 points and 11 rebounds before and Jones hit another 3-pointer to stake Pitt State to a 69-65 of 47). Jones made eight of 11 shots in the contest, including fouling out of the contest. Trey Lansman added 20 points for lead with 45 seconds to play. three 3-pointers. the Lopers, who shot just 40.7 percent (22-54) in the game and UCM’s Marquiez Lawrence made a driving basket to narrow Trey Starks and Jaxon Holden added 14 points apiece. committed 17 turnovers. the lead to 69-67 for 32 ticks left, but Josiah Gustafson and Kai Woodfall led four SBU players in double figures with 18 Denton Hays both made a pair of free throws in back-to-back points. trips to the foul line as the Gorillas held on late. Jones and Starks led the Gorillas with 19 points apiece, while Jaxon Holden chipped in with 10 points. The Gorillas snapped a 10-game losing streak against the Mules in the UCM Multipurpose Building. Spencer Reaves scored a game-high 33 points for UCM.

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